江苏地区2023学年九年级一模备考真题汇编-阅读理解（35篇）Ⅷ

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江苏地区2023学年九年级一模备考真题汇编-阅读理解（35篇）Ⅷ
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一、阅读单选
Question: Are you punctual (守时的)?
Posted on November 29, 2021 by Tina. And then the four girls gave their replies.
I’m punctual in my work life, but not in my personal life. However, it’s OK in my country. We, Brazilians, are always late. For example, if the party is at eight, someone shows up at ten and everyone, including the host, is OK with that.Lisa, Brazil
Of course! My friends and I all believe that showing up late for an appointment (约会) or a class is an insult (冒犯) to the person(s) we are meeting. It seems to say, “My time is more important than yours.”Vera, Switzerland
People around me are always punctual. For me, not only am I punctual, but I am always early for most events in my life. The secret is (and it really works!): I keep all the clocks (except my computer) in my life 10 minutes fast!Wang Meimei, China
For an appointment, I always make sure I’m on time. Once I had a friend who was always late for every meeting. For example, if we made it at 9, it would be a 45-minute trip for her. And then she would arrive at 9:45. I liked her a lot, but I could not stand her unpunctuality.Bud Berlim, Germany

1．If you are two hours late for a Brazilian party, the host will ________.A．not mind B．think you are impolite
C．ask you why D．ask you to drink with him
2．How does Wang Meimei keep being early?
A．By taking time to work fast.
B．By asking her friends to remind her.
C．By setting clocks ten minutes ahead.
D．By making sure of keeping the secret.
3．The girls are all very punctual EXCEPT ________.
A．Bud’s friend B．Bud C．Vera’s friend D．Vera

Tons of people enjoy listening to different types of music while they paint, write, or draw. Many believe that music helps get the creative juices flowing, but an international new study is challenging that view by putting volunteers through a series of tests.
The study was performed as a joint partnership between psychologists at three universities in Europe. The results suggest that any task that relies on verbal (与文字有关的) creativity was weakened when listening to any type of music.
Subjects (受试者) in the project all spoke English as their first language, and had no problem in their sight or hearing.
The tasks were simple word games. For example, subjects were given three words, such as dress, shine, and flower. Then, they were asked to find a single word which could be connected with all three to form a common phrase or word. The single word, in this case, would be “sun” (sundress, sunflower, etc).
Subjects completed the tasks in either a quiet room, or while they were playing background music with foreign lyrics (歌词), English lyrics, and instrumental music with no lyrics at all.
The research team also tested the library background noises, but found that such noises had no great difference in subjects’ creativity. The study’s authors believe that was the case because library noise is a “steady state” environment which is not as disruptive (扰乱的). Music with or without lyrics is characterized by changes in pitch or tone.
It’s worth mentioning that even familiar music with well-known lyrics weakened subjects’ creativity, even when subjects said that they worked or studied with music on regularly and the music improved their overall mood.
So next time you sit down for a study session with those lo-fi beats, you may be giving your brain something else to focus on rather than your work.
4．What does “that view” in Paragraph 1 refer to?
A．Listening to music impairs creativity.
B．Music helps improve our creativity.
C．Listening to music while working is so common.
D．People enjoy listening to different types of music.
5．According to the word game in Paragraph 4, if volunteers are given three words “foot, base, basket”, what is the single word?
A．case B．ball C．line D．print
6．Which of the following statements does the author probably agree?
A．Library noises are characterized by changes in pitch or tone.
B．Different kinds of music impair different parts of our brains.
C．You may do your work better without listening to music.
D．Music cannot disrupt the verbal working memory of the disabled.


Jeremiah hurried into the kitchen and washed his hands. He had exactly one hour until his father got home. He wasn’t used to starting dinner this early. On his nights to cook, Jeremiah generally got dinner ready in fifteen minutes. But Dad always praised Jeremiah’s meals, no matter how simple they were. “Delicious!” he would say. But Jeremiah knew Dad liked more complicated (复杂的) dishes, because on Dad’s nights to cook, he used a ton of ingredients. Dad was a natural cook. Not Jeremiah-at least, not until tonight.
It was Dad’s birthday, and for once in his life, Jeremiah was cooking something complicated: spaghetti with homemade sauce (酱). He’d eaten it a million times, so he knew most of the ingredients. “Tomatoes, onions, garlic, beef,” he thought, looking through the fridge. They had everything except the beef. No problem—they’d go vegetarian tonight.
Jeremiah cut up the vegetables with Dad’s special knife and put them into the pot. Then he turned to Dad’s spice(香料) collection. He picked a few familiar ones and put them in. The pleasing smell of fresh tomatoes amazed him. He tasted it just as Dad usually did. It was terrible! Way too spicy. Aha! A lime would cool things down. He added in as much lime juice as he could. One more taste. Ugh. It was awful! Now the sauce was sour and spicy.
He left the kitchen and went into his room. He could at least order pizza, so Dad wouldn’t have to stay hungry on his own birthday. As he counted his money, he heard the front door open.
“Hi, Jeremiah!” Dad called.
“Coming.”
Jeremiah returned to the kitchen, where he found Dad digging through the food cupboard. “I’m buying pizza,” Jeremiah said. “It’s not much of a birthday dinner...”
Dad turned, holding a bag of chips and a bowl of Jeremiah’s spaghetti sauce. “We don’t need pizza!” Dad smiled. “This delicious salsa(萨尔萨辣酱) is a meal in itself!”
7．Why did Jeremiah decide to cook something complicated?
A．Because he arrived home early.
B．Because his dad told him to do so.
C．Because it was his dad’s birthday.
D．Because he was a natural cook.
8．Jeremiah thought the sauce he made was ________.
A．neither sour nor spicy enough B．different from what he had expected
C．tasted awful without beef D．as delicious as he had imagined
9．What can we learn about Jeremiah’s father?
A．He pays no attention to his food. B．He is creative and strict.
C．He expects his son to be skillful. D．He is loving and encouraging.

I have a question for all of us. Is all winning success? Winning is really, really fun. But I am here to share my views on what a real success is.
All around the world, we have created the win-at-all-cost cultures. As a society, we honor the champions. We cheer for those people who win championships, elections and awards. Winning at all costs has become acceptable. We have become so focused on that end result instead of the process, and particularly when the end result is a win, usually how we got there often gets swept under the proverbial rug.
We need to redefine (重新定义) success. Real success is developing champions in life for our world, win or
lose. We may be able to plan our way to a win, but we can’t plan our way to success.
Back to 1990, when I was first made the head coach of the UCLA Women’s Gymnastics Team, the best I could do was what other “successful” coaches had done. So, I became tough-talking and mean. I acted like a head coach whose only thought was to figure out how to win.
After putting up with me for a few years, our team asked me for a team meeting. And for over two hours, they gave me examples of how my arrogance ( 傲 慢 ) was hurtful. That was my time-out, and I chose to change. I realized that I needed to support our student athletes as whole human beings, not just athletes who won.
It is so much easier to give orders than to actually figure out how to motivate (激励) someone to be better. And the motivation takes a really long time to take root. The key ingredient was to develop trust through patience and honesty.
Let’s think about what you are talking with your parents on the car ride home. Are they focusing on the end result? Are you excited to use that time to show you are a winner? All of you care too much about the end result instead of your steps of learning.
We are all coaches in some ways. We all have the responsibility to develop champions in life for our world.
That is what real success looks like, and that is what we call a win-win.
10．The underlined phrase “gets swept under the proverbial rug” probably means “________”.
A．catches little attention B．does some harm
C．shows the result D．decides the success
11．The writer mentions his experience as the head coach to show________.
A．it’s difficult to teach athletes how to win
B．how his team won those championships
C．why his team asked him for a meeting
D．motivating others matters more than giving orders
12．Which of the following is a real success according to the writer?
A．A kid who shows the medals and prizes he won to his parents.
B．A player who tries to win a gold medal at the cost of his health.
C．A coach who respects his members even though the team didn’t win.
D．A parent who keeps asking about the grades his kid gets in the exams.

A special Boeing 777 Freighter provided by FedEx was taking the panda, Bei Bei, and the two of the zoo’s staff members – a panda keeper and a doctor—nonstop from Washington to Chengdu.
During the trip, he was provided with a supply of his treats including bamboo, apples, pears, carrots, cooked sweet potatoes.
Before he left Washington, thousands of people joined ‘Bye Bye, Bei Bei’. During the activity, many people were sad for Bei Bei’s leaving. They hoped he would love his new home in China, and they hoped to visit him there some day.
Su, Bei Bei’s new keeper in China, who majored in animal medicine at Jilin Agricultural Science and Technology University, has worked at the base since she completed her university in 2016. “I feel very nervous when I receive the task because Bei Bei has received a lot of attention. But I think I can do well as I had a lot of experience in panda management,” Su said. “I have taken care of about10 pandas before.”
Su said she had prepared a lot for his arrival. She has planned to spend two weeks allowing Bei Bei to get to know her voice. She will also train him how to stand and sit. “Pandas like sweet food. Bei Bei has been rewarded with sugarcane after cooperating in a physical checkup, for example, after he has placed one leg on equipment to enable blood to be drawn,” Su said. “Instead of sugarcane, we will feed Bei Bei with honey as a reward,” she added.
Her daily routine includes cleaning his den and feeding the panda four times during the daytime. At night, Bei Bei may wake two or three times to eat and then fall asleep, so Su will set up an app on her phone to monitor him.
Pandas are native to Chengdu. So we believe that Bei Bei will get used to living here quickly.
13．What can we learn from Paragraph 1-2?
A．Bei Bei took the direct flight to China. B．Bei Bei was provided with bamboo, apples, pork, carrots
C．Bei Bei went back to China on his own. D．Bei Bei went back from Britain to China.
14．Which is the correct order according to Su’s experience?
①made plans for Bei Bei  ②graduated from the university
③looked after 10 pandas  ④was nervous to receive the task
A．②④③① B．③②①④ C．②③④① D．③①②④
15．Pragraph5 is about panda’s__________?
A．favorite food B．activities C．rewards D．training plan
16．What will the following part talk about?
A．Panda’s life in the USA． B．Panda’s new life in China.
C．Panda’s keeper in China. D．Panda’s keeper in the USA．

In ancient times, China had ten famous swords. Some of them really appeared in history, while some are the products of people’s imagination.
Chun Jun
Chun Jun was owned by Gou Jian, the King of the Yue State in the Spring and Auturnn Period. According to Lost History of Yue, Gou Jian once invited Xue Zhu to appreciate（鉴赏） some valuable swords. Of all the swords presented to him, Xue appreciated only Chun Jun. He advised the King not to exchange this sword with others even for a combination（组合）of a thousand good horses, three rich towns and two big cities, because it was a creation of Man and Heaven（苍天）. Today the sword is kept in the Hubei Provincial Museum.
Yu Chang
Yu Chang was a sword of bravery. According to Shiji, one day King Liao of the Wu State was enjoying some food served by Zhuan Zhu, a cook trying to kill the King. Before he heard an eagle（鹰）flying down to him, Yu Chang came out from the fish he was going to eat. With the sword, Zhuan Zhu wasted no time in pointing it at King Liao. Although Liao’s well-trained guards tried to protect him, the sword still reached him and stabbed（刺）into his heart.
Zhan Lu
Zhan Lu was more like a pair of eyes than a sword. Black in color, the long, unmarked sword gave a sense of kindness, rather than sharpness（锋利）. Like Heaven’s eyes, the sword watched the behavior of kings. If the king had moral integrity（骨气）, the sword would be with him and his country would be rich and strong; otherwise, the sword would leave him and his country would fall apart.
Cheng Ying
It is said that Cheng Ying was a long sword without a blade（刀片）. Strangely enough, it projected a shadow（投射阴影）upon the wall in the morning or the evening when the change between daylight and darkness came. It was made in the Shang dynasty and later owned by Kong Zhou, a man from the State of Wei during the Spring and Auturnn Period.
17．Which sword was used to kill one king?
A．Chun Jun. B．Yu Chang. C．Zhan Lu. D．Cheng Ying.
18．According to the passage, Chun Jun was .
A．worth three towns and two cities B．shaped like an eagle
C．a sword of moral integrity D．a symbol of both Man and Heaven
19．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A．Yu Chang could make a noise of eagle. B．Cheng Ying was famous for its sharpness.
C．Zhan Lu was probably out of imagination. D．Chun Jun was made up of horses and humans.

Abanazar opened the door and came in. “You are more beautiful every day, Badr-al-Budur,” he smiled. “Your husband, that good-for-nothing Aladdin, is dead now. You must marry me. You can have gold, jewels, palaces, anything! But you must be my wife.”
For the first time the princess smiled at Abanazar.
“Why not?” she said. “You are a rich man and I am happy here. Yes, let’s drink to that.”
And she gave him a tall gold cup with the drink and powder（粉末）in it.
“Let’s drink from one cup, Abanazar.” she smiled at him. “You first, then me. In my country new husbands and wives always do this.”
“To Badr-al-Budur, the most beautiful woman in Morocco,” Abanazar said happily, “and my wife.”
He looked into Badr-al-Budur’s eyes and began to drink. Very afraid, the princess watched him. But it was good sleeping-powder, and after five seconds Abanazar’s eyes closed and he fell asleep.
The Princess ran to the door of the next room.“Quick, Aladdin.” she called.
Aladdin ran in with his sword（剑）and saw the sleeping magician. “Well done, my love!” he said. “Now, go into the next room and do not watch.”
Badr-al-Budur ran out. Aladdin reached out his hand into Abanazar’s pocket and took out the lamp. He put it carefully into the pocket of his coat, and then stood up.
The sword did its work quickly, and Abanazar never opened his eyes again.
The princess came back into the room, and ran to Aladdin. He took her in his arms. “The magician is dead.”he said. “And now we can go home”. He began to rub（摩擦）the lamp...
WHOOSH!
Fire and red smoke came from the lamp. The princess watched, afraid.
“I am here, master,” said the jinnee（神仙）of the lamp. “What is your wish?”
“Carry this palace, Badr-al-Budur, and me back to our city in Arabia. But leave that dog, Abanazar, here.”
“To hear is to obey,” said the jinnee.
When the Sultan looked out of his window and saw Aladdin’s palace again, he was a happy man. And when he took his daughter in his arms, he was the happiest man in Arabia.
From that day, Aliaddin and Badr-al-Budur lived happily in their palace. They lived for many years, and had many children. But Aliaddin always carried the magic lamp with him, day and night.
20．What might happen right before the passage?
A．Abanazar killed Aladdin by himself. B．Abanazar and Badr-al-Budur got married.
C．Badr-al-Budur followed Abanazar to his room. D．Aladdin gave sleep-powder to Badr-al-Budur.
21．How did Aladdin get back the lamp according to the story?
A．Abanazar gave it back to the princess. B．Aladdin stole it from the Abanazar by himself.
C．Aladdin carried out a plan to get it back. D．With the help of the jinnee, Aladdin got it back.
22．From the passage we can know ________.
A．Abanazar had a fight against Aladdin before B．The jinnee of the lamp had unbelievable magic
C．Aladdin was kind-hearted but got nothing finally D．Badr-al-Budur was beautiful and careful enough

7:50 a.m.
I stayed up so late last night that I felt hard to get out of my bed. Okay, I had been lost in a new game. I was attracted into finishing all of its tasks, which kept me up till midnight. The interesting game was still in my head, but there was something more urgent to be done. I had to attend a conference 10 minutes later! Plenty of time. I got up slowly and spread out my arms and legs. I put on the VR glasses and sat myself down in a comfortable position. With five minutes to go, I still had time to calm myself and gather my mind. I looked at the bottom of the screen. Umm, it’s October 27th, 2031.
9:00 a.m.
The conference was off to a good start. We were talking about our latest project of developing come virtual (虚拟的) land to sell in the metaverse (元宇宙). The project was not simple and since I didn’t have breakfast, I couldn’t think well. While I was searching my desk for something to eat, it came to my mind suddenly that I was here in the metaverse, where no real food could be served.
10:35 a.m.
I was improving my project as a new nurse came in to give me a summary report. She was a little green, appearing nervous and making some speaking mistakes. I was about to give her some help when she suddenly disappeared. Then suddenly, she reappeared in front of me. “Sorry, it was my network connection.”
12:05 a.m.
Lunch time, at last! I couldn’t wait to take my glasses off. But at the thought of my completely empty fridge, I had to put on my glasses again to order food online. Seconds later, the doorbell rang and outside stood the deliveryman (投递员) holding my food.
“Thanks for your delivery, but how come you look so realistic (逼真的)?” Curiosity drove me to ask, but it turned out that I was indeed dizzy (头晕的). “Sorry, perhaps I mean you are real rather than realistic.”
23．What does the underlined word “urgent” probably mean in Chinese?
A．紧急的 B．真实的 C．精彩的 D．奇怪的
24．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A．The writer stayed up late because he had to finish a hard project. B．The writer had a little breakfast because the time was limited.
C．The new nurse was not a real person but a virtual one. D．The writer mistook the deliveryman for a real person.
25．In 2031, the writer ________ according to the passage.
A．can live on virtual food and drink B．have to receive take-out food from a real person
C．can have a medical check through VR D．must attend meetings in front of computers
26．What kind of article is this passage?
A．News report. B．Documentary. C．Advertisement. D．Science fiction.

When I was well grown, at last, I was sold and taken away, and I never saw my mother again. She was broken-hearted and so was I, and we cried. But she comforted me as well as she could, saying that we were sent into this world for a wise and good purpose, and that we must do our duties（职责） without complaining. She said we should treat our life as we might find it, live it for the good of others, and never mind about the results; they were not our business. She said humans who did like this would have a noble（光荣的） and beautiful reward in another world. And although we dogs would not go there, to do well and right without rewards would give our short lives worth and dignity（尊严）, which in itself would be a reward.
She had gathered these things from time to time when she went to the Sunday-school with her children, and had laid those words and phrases up in her memory more carefully than ever. And she had studied them deeply, for her good and ours. One may see from this that she had a wise and thoughtful head, but for all there was so much lightness in it.
So we said our farewells（再见）, and looked at each other through our tears for the last time. And the last thing she said, keeping it for the last to make me remember it better, I think, was, “In memory for me, when there is a time of danger to others, do not think of yourself; think of your mother, and do as she would do.”
Do you think I could forget that? No.
27．What was the mother dog doing in this passage?
A．Teaching her son some life lessons before he left. B．Complaining about lives before they said farewells.
C．Comforting her son before she went to another world. D．Saying goodbye to her son before she was taken away.
28．What did the mother dog ask her son to do in a time of danger to others?
A．Ask her for help. B．Think of the results. C．Protect himself. D．Help others out of danger.
29．In the dog’s eyes, his mother was _________.
A．good-looking and noble B．cold-hearted but careful
C．hard-working and great D．warm-hearted but careless
30．What might happen to the son dog after they said farewells according to the passage?
A．He would fight for rewards against other dogs bravely. B．He would live a happy life together with his mother.
C．He would go to another world in a comfortable way. D．He would obey Master’s orders without complaining.

English is widely spoken and taught in over 118 countries and is commonly used around the world as a trade language. So, learning English helps you communicate with almost the whole world.
When learning English, you may meet a lot of problems. Now you find a pie chart about it.

31．How many expected difficulties are mentioned in this pie chart?
A．Five. B．Six. C．Seven. D．Eight.
32．According to the pie chart, _________ is the main expected difficulty for the most people.
A．bad teaching method B．not enough time C．not enough money D．no access to native speakers
33．The pie chart is designed to _________.
A．show the expected difficulties of learning a new language
B．prove it is impossible to learn a new language very well
C．warn people it is very difficult to learn a new language
D．encourage more people to learn a new language in their free time

Learning a new language is never an easy thing. Now you are reading someone’s language learning experience.

Learning new things is always a challenge for human beings. I have experienced a hard time to learn a foreign language in the very beginning. But after practicing hard and watching how people talk, I am doing better day by day.
I got afraid when I was going to enter Thompson Rivers University in Canada, which was far away from my country with totally a new culture and new people. I became nervous because I had no experience of making myself comfortable in a whole new place, language and culture in a short time.
After landing in Canada, I’ve started facing a lot of problems that I knew I would have to face from the very beginning. But what I didn’t know was how to fix them. It was not easy for me to communicate with people because I wasn’t used to the accent（口音）in Canada. As Canada’s first language is English, they have a natural way of accent which sounds like a bird singing a nice song. They use different intonations（语调）and stresses from my mother language. Also because my vocabulary wasn’t so rich, I had problems talking with people around me. Moreover, I was afraid of making mistakes.
When I first came to the university, I met many international students and introduced our Bengali（孟加拉的）culture to them. In return, I also gathered information about their cultures and traditions. I started watching people about how they talk, including their expressions, intonations, stresses, vocabularies as well as how they use phrases in their conversation. I started to talk in English with my friends. Those long conversations made me confident. Though I was making a lot of mistakes while talking, I did not give up for a single moment. I kept practicing more to get comfortable with everything I needed day by day. Especially the professors and teachers guided me a lot to be better at English.
From all this, I have learned an important lesson that nothing is impossible. To achieve a goal, all you need to do is working hard, practicing and not feeling shy when you’re making a mistake. I am learning a lot by making lots of mistakes. Now mistakes don’t trouble me anyway.
34．What problems did the writer face when learning a foreign language?
a. The writer wasn’t used to the accent in Canada.
b. The writer got afraid because of Thompson Rivers University.
c. The writer was afraid of making mistakes.
d. The writer didn’t have enough vocabulary to communicate with others.
A．abc B．bcd C．acd D．abd
35．The writer used the underlined part “sounds like a bird singing a nice song” to _________.
A．show Canadians like singing beautiful songs
B．express Canadians have a natural way of accent
C．prove why the writer had problems singing songs
D．tell his mother language has special intonation and stress
36．According to the writer, _________.
A．nothing can be achieved without the professors’ and teachers’ help
B．giving up for a short while is of some help to learn difficult things
C．working hard is the only thing we need to do to achieve a goal
D．we shouldn’t be afraid to make mistakes when learning

To remember vocabularies drives a lot of students mad. Are there any useful methods to do it better? Here is a passage for you to read and learn.

Stay up late doing exercises, remembering every grammar rule and reading all English articles you’ve learned again and again... Are these the ways you learn English? The bad news is that this method may do you little good. But the good news is that there are better ways to build your English vocabulary.
·Learn a new English word every day
If you’re not sure where to start, try making cards of the most commonly used words. Another way to build up your English vocabulary is reading. If you like reading about travel, pets or food, read about these topics in English. Look for English newspapers or magazines about your favorite subjects or visit websites or blogs about these topics. Read a few articles each morning, and circle new words. If you like watching movies, pick one and start watching. If you’re afraid you won’t understand everything, you can always watch them with subtitles. Once you’re confident in your English listening skills, try watching movies without subtitles.
·Don’t forget to record new words in a vocabulary notebook
Whenever you come across a new word, write it down. Many English language learners carry a notebook for this purpose. Keep the notebook and a pen at hand. Then, you’ll have something to review while traveling or taking a break.
·Vocabulary learning system
Another thing to do is to develop an organized but easy way of collecting and learning new words. For example, a card system should include the following information，
*Word
*English meaning of the word
*Phrases or sentences
*Related words
*Words of similar meanings and words of opposite meanings
*Chinese meaning on the back of the card
· ▲
It is found that people understand and remember facts better if they are given in logical（合逻辑的） groups. For example, it is less difficult to remember words that are related to each other than those unrelated ones. Creating lists of words related to common themes–such as friendship, family, wealth, careers, sciences–will be much easier to learn and remember than collecting words according to their first letters.
37．In Paragraph 1, the writer introduces the topic by _________.
A．describing the common scenes of students’ ways of learning
B．listing the problems that students have when learning
C．presenting a few questions that students want to ask
D．telling a funny story of language learning experience
38．The underlined word “subtitles” means _________.
A．names of books, magazines, or other published works
B．translations of foreign films shown at the bottom of the screen
C．second titles which are often longer and explain more
D．names that describe people’s social positions or jobs
39．Which of the following sentence is the most suitable one to be put in the ▲ ?
A．Understand and remember facts better B．Collect words by theme or subject
C．Remember a list of unrelated words D．Divide words according to their first letters
40．In which order is the passage written?
A．Time order. B．Space order. C．From specific to general. D．From general to specific.

The world is getting smaller and smaller, so in order to communicate properly in a foreign language, you should also know more about body language.

Have you ever watched a silent film and tried to guess what the characters were saying? Body language, like facial expressions, is the mirror of a person’s feelings. It helps us communicate without saying much at all.
Sometimes we can share the common sense from culture to culture. Turning red-faced shows one’s anger, shock, or excitement. The wide eyes with a half-opened mouth mean surprise. Also, some other body movements can express the same meanings in different cultures. For example, being back in one’s seat and yawning at a talk show people are not interested, and looking at the watch from time to time in a conversation means people have something to do in a hurry.
However, not all body languages can show the same meanings in different cultures. What holds true for Indians may not be the same in Africa. First of all, in some cultures, people respect and encourage the direct eye contact. In English, there is a saying, “Don’t trust anyone who won’t look at you in the eye.” In many countries, direct eye contact between two people is considered important. According to most Western cultures, if a person looks directly at you, it is a sign that the person is honest and sincere and even can be trusted. While many cultures believe that direct eye contact from a child to an adult is an act of disrespect.
The OK sign, which is commonly used in many cultures, also has different meanings across the cultures. It means agreement in North American culture. But to French, it means “zero” or “valueless”, not “fine” or “OK”.
Touching is another example. At times, saying hello could turn into a disaster if one does not consider the use of touch in another culture. A general and accepted way of saying “Hello” in Western culture is a simple handshake. A great deal of importance has been placed on how one should shake hands. In India, however, if the same is done to greet the elderly, perhaps those in their 60s, you might express that you’re calling yourself their equal. What’s more, the ideal way to greet someone in India is by touching their feet, not by shaking their hands.
So, the next time you decide to travel to another country, besides looking up places to visit, a quick search or a book can also guide you on how to use proper body languages to better communicate with the local people, and avoid being impolite to them during your stay!
41．What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 1 mean?
A．A television show. B．The mirror. C．Body language. D．Person’s feelings.
42．According to the passage, which one has the similar meaning from culture to culture?
A．Turning red-faced. B．Direct eye contact.
C．The OK sign. D．A simple handshake.
43．Which picture shows the structure (结构) of the passage?
A． B． C． D．
44．Where can you most possibly find this passage?
A．In a story. B．In the news. C．In a diary. D．In a magazine.
45．Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A．Body language changes among cultures. B．Body language is more important.
C．Body language influences communication. D．Body language helps you go travelling.

Tall buildings, criss-crossed roads, huge crowds...When we talk about cities, such words might come to mind. However, cities can be different. They can be sweet homes for both people and animals. Here are three exciting and creative examples.
Vertical forests in Milan
In the centre of Milan city, there are “vertical(垂直的) forests”! Green plants cover two tall buildings. One is 110 metres tall, while the other is 76 metres. The area these plants cover is the same as 30,000 square metres of woodland. The forests opened in 2014.What makes the forests? The answer is 800 trees, 15,000 ground-cover plants and 5,000 shrubs. People plant them in big tubs on large balconies. They attract 1,600 kinds of birds and butterflies. Gardeners often trim the plants in order that people can see clearly out of the windows with them.
Wuhan, the “sponge city”
Sponge (海绵) absorbs water. “Sponge city” absorbs rainwater.In 2015, Wuhan started to build a “sponge city”, one of the first cities to do so in China. In the city, water can pass through the pavements (人行道). There are also gardens, ponds and wetlands all over the city. When it rains, they can absorb water. So there will be less flooding. By the end of last year, 20 percent of the city’s area reached the standard of a “sponge city”. In 2030, the area will reach 80 percent.
Living with caracals
in Cape Town
Caracals live in many nature reserves, gardens and vineyards in Cape Town, South Africa. They are the last large predator(食肉动物) there. However, they live in danger. As much as 70 percent of their deaths are because they get hit by cars.To save caracals, people started a project. They catch and mark the cats, and give the cats radio collars to tell where they go. After locating roadkill places, people invite an artist to make artworks and put them nearby. The art helps people remember to drive slowly and take care of the cats. There are also caracal road signs. All of these have caught the interest of people in Cape Town.

46．What can we learn from the passage?A．There are about 800 kinds of trees in vertical forests in Milan.
B．Vertical forests in Milan grow on balconies of two tall buildings.
C．Wuhan is the first city to become a “sponge city” in the world.
D．The area of the “sponge city” will become much larger in 2030.
47．Which of the following are the ways to save caracals in Cape Town according to the passage?
a. Send caracals back to nature reserves.    b. Put caracal road signs near roadkill places.
c. Make caracals wear the radio collars.    d. Invite drivers to make artworks about caracals.
A．ab B．cd C．ac D．bc
48．The passage is mainly written to tell us that ________.
A．cities are always full of people and animals
B．some cities are dangerous places for animals
C．there are ways to make cities more nature-friendly
D．flooding is a big problem for some cities in China

“Welcome to China!”
This simple greeting from volunteer Sun Zeyu warmed the heart of US snowboarder Tessa Maud at the Olympics opening ceremony(开幕式). “That guy who has said ‘Welcome to China’ literally just makes me tear up every time because they [volunteers] are so nice. We feel so welcomed,” said Maud in the video she shared on TikTok.
Sun, a junior student from Tsinghua University, is an example of how Generation Z (people born between 1995 and 2010) promoted(促进) cultural and people-to-people exchanges at the Beijing Winter Games. Active and open-minded, they bridge gaps in their own ways. Their pleasant personalities, global vision and new-age thinking made the Games even more fantastic.
① Gen Z athletes shared their China travels on social media(媒体). Some became big fans of Chinese food. Maud shared what she ate every day on TikTok——fried rice, Kung Pao chicken and Peking duck. What to eat each day was a hard choice for her. “Everything is so good,” she said.
② Jenise Spiteri is a snowboarder from Malta. She became known as the “red bean bun girl” in China after she took a big bite while waiting for her score. “Goodbye to the amazing workers who supplied our food every day,” she wrote on social media when she left the Olympic Village. In the picture, she holds a big red bean bun.
③ Alexandra Pozhidaeva is a Russian international student from Peking University. As a performer(表演者) at the opening ceremony, she had a heart-warming moment with the young people of her age. When the stadium was very cold, they lent their gloves. She said it was touching as they didn’t know each other.
④ Another volunteer, Yang Jinhe, l8, started to work on COVID-related matters in mid-December. He also worked at the Paralympic Games. Back in 2008, he was impressed by the song You and Me. Now he says he really understands the meaning of “you and me” as well as the Olympic spirit of togetherness.
“Even though the pandemic is going on, we are standing here [at Beijing2022],” he said on the show Youth Power.
49．How many foreign athletes are mentioned in the passage?
A．Two. B．Three. C．Four. D．Five.
50．Which statement about the volunteers is true according to the passage?
A．Some young volunteers sold warm gloves to athletes and visitors at the stadium.
B．Yang Jinhe also worked as a volunteer at the Beijing Summer Olympics in 2008.
C．Sun Zeyu greeted people coming to the Games at the Olympics opening ceremony.
D．Only volunteers at Beijing 2022 promoted cultural and people-to-people exchanges.
51．We’d better put the sentence “Gen Z volunteers served the event with heart and soul.” in ________.
A．① B．② C．③ D．④
52．What is the best title of the passage?
A．People say goodbye to the Games. B．Volunteers serve the Games.
C．Athletes have great fun at the Games. D．Gen Zers light up the Games.

Have you ever been bored and decided to check social media, only to find out that your best friend was at Disneyland, that one of your classmates was eating delicious pizza at your favourite pizza store, or that one of your soccer teammates was climbing the Eiffel Tower in Paris? Have you ever had that feeling that others were experiencing things and enjoying life more than you were? Oh man! You were really missing out! At least that’s what you might think. Researchers call that feeling FOMO—the fear of missing out.
Over 75% of young people report feelings about FOMO from time to time. It’s so easy today to see what your friends are doing, eating, buying or talking about from the social media. Unluckily, we have only so much time in the day and only so much money to spend on food or entertainment. It would be impossible to enjoy all the same activities we see others take part in on social media.
Rather than realizing this basic truth, though, we usually let FOMO lead us to compare our lives with those of others on social media. This certainly leaves us feeling dissatisfied. Why? We know all the sides of our lives—both good and bad. But all we see on social media are the picture-perfect moments others shared.
As Theodore Roosevelt famously said, “Comparison is the thief of joy.” FOMO makes us check social media more often, leading to addiction(瘾) and a negative(消极的) cycle that can be hard to break. Researchers have found that social media and FOMO can cause serious negative results, including feelings of depression, loneliness and boredom.
So how do we break the cycle and avoid FOMO? Researchers suggest that we stop looking to social media for happiness. Instead, we should focus our attention on our real lives, including the people around us and all the things we’re grateful for.
53．The two questions in Paragraph 1 show that social media may ________.
A．influence our choices B．keep people connected C．lead to unhappiness D．make our lives interesting
54．What do we know about FOMO from the passage?
A．It helps people become more well-known online.
B．It makes people pay close attention to others’ lives.
C．It causes people to worry about the changing world.
D．It encourages people to share more on social media.
55．What does the underlined word “This” in the third paragraph refer to?
A．Comparing our lives with others’. B．Knowing all the sides of our lives.
C．Realizing the basic truth about FOMO. D．Sharing the picture-perfect moments.
56．What do the researchers advise us to do according to the passage?
A．Try to do what we love. B．Take an active part in social activities.
C．Value what we have got. D．Learn to make a reasonable comparison.


By now the dragon realized that my father was coming to rescue him. He ran out of the bushes and jumped up and down, shouting, “I’m right here! Can you see me? Hurry! The wild pig is coming over on the crocodiles, too. They’re all coming over! Oh, please, hurry!” The noise was simply excellent.
My father ran up to the dragon, and took out his very sharp jackknife. “Watch out, old boy! We’ll make it. Just stand still,” he told the dragon as he began to cut through the big rope.
By this time both wild pigs, all seven tigers, the two lions, the gorilla and the rhinos, along with the countless monkeys, were all on their way across the crocodiles and there was still a lot of rope to cut through.
“Oh, hurry,” the dragon kept saying, and my father again told him to stand still.
“If I don’t think I can make it,” said my father, “we’ll fly over to the other side of the river and I can finish cutting the rope there.”
Suddenly the scream grew louder and madder, and my father thought the animals must have crossed the river. He looked around and saw something that made him surprised and delighted. Partly because he had finished his lollipop(棒棒糖), and partly because, as I told you before, crocodiles are very changeable and not dependable at all and are always looking for something to eat, the first crocodile had turned away from the bank and started swimming down the river. The second crocodile hadn’t finished yet, so he followed right the first, still sucking(吮吸) his lollipop. All the rest did the same thing. The two wild pigs, the seven tigers, the rhinos, the two lions, the gorilla, along with the countless monkeys, were all riding down the middle of the river on the train of crocodiles sucking pink lollipops, and all were screaming and getting their feet wet.
My father and the dragon laughed because it was such a silly sight. As soon as they had recovered, my father finished cutting the rope and the dragon raced around in circles and tried to turn a somersault(跟头). My father was in a hurry to fly away, and when the dragon finally calmed down a bit my father climbed up onto his back.
“All aboard!” said the dragon. “Where shall we go?”
“We’ll spend the night on the beach, and tomorrow we’ll start on the long journey home. So, we’ll leave the shore of Tangerina!” shouted my father as the dragon rose above the dark forest and the muddy river and all the animals shouting at them and all the crocodiles sucking pink lollipops.
As my father and the dragon passed over the Ocean Rocks, they heard a tiny excited voice scream. “Bum cack! I mean, we need our dragon!”
But my father and the dragon knew that nothing in the world would ever make them go back to Wild Island.
57．How did “my father” rescue the dragon?
A．He stood still with the dragon and waited for others’ help.
B．He flew over to the other side of the river with the dragon.
C．He asked the animals to let the dragon go by giving lollipops.
D．He cut through the rope which was tied around the dragon.
58．The meaning of the underlined word “delighted” is the closest to ________.
A．pleased B．scared C．relaxed D．worried
59．What can we know according to the end of the passage?
A．“My father” would return home on the dragon’s back.
B．“My father” flew back to Wild Island with the dragon.
C．“My father” and the dragon left Tangerina in the night.
D．“My father” asked the dragon to land on the Ocean Rocks.
60．Which of the following can best describe “my father”?
A．Polite and generous. B．Brave and wise. C．Modest and creative. D．Kind and honest.

Chinese Immersion Camps for kids

Join us for a wonderful summer at Yew Chung International School Silicon Valley. Campers will take part in creative, hands-on activities while building their language skills and confidence.
Camp Highlights (亮点)
●Camp hours: 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, morning care from 8:00 am to 9:00 am, afternoon care from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm.
●Excellent Chinese-speaking teachers
●Daily outdoor sports or PE
●Camp T-shirts
●A final class performance recorded for parents
Four Camps from June 14 to July 30, 2022
Discovery of Habitats (栖息地)(June 14 to June 21, 2022)
Interested in animals, their habitats and how humans influence them? Join us to search for habitats around the world. Like scientists, we will study all about landforms (地貌), climates, bodies of water, plants, animals, and more. At the end of the camp, we will show our findings and the models we create. Telephone: 8988-0599
Passports to Fun(June 23 to July 6, 2022)
Let’s take our passports and start a journey from East to West. On our trip around the earth, we will create travel brochures (小册子) about the countries we visit, exploring customs, food, fashion, history, music and holidays. We will discover that, even with our differences, people have a lot in common. Telephone: 8898-8858
Festival of Games(July 8 to July 17, 2022)
In every culture and every country, children love to play games. We will enjoy games and sports around the world. We will also create our own games and competitions with different culture features (特色). And on the final day of the camp, we will compete in a mini-Olympic competition in the park. Let’s get fit and enjoy the summer sunshine!Telephone: 8898-0088
Fun of Arts(July 19 to July 30, 2022)
We will create a friendly environment for children’s creativity. By using the latest materials and technology, our art teachers will guide them in drawing, film-making, photo-taking, colorful sand work and much more. Telephone: 8988-5599

61．What will the camps provide for the campers?A．A chance to practise their performing skills. B．Morning care from 6: 00 am to 9: 00 am.
C．Teachers who speak Chinese well. D．Special T-shirts for daily outdoor sports and PE.
62．What can campers do in Discovery of Habitats?
A．Grow many different plants. B．Make some models.
C．Play with different animals. D．Discover some new rivers.
63．What do Passports to Fun and Festival of Games have in common?
A．They both help campers make friends with other people.
B．They both offer prizes to campers at the end of camps.
C．They both help campers learn more about different cultures.
D．They both offer campers chances to travel around the world.
64．In which of the following periods can you taste the fun of games?
A．July 8 to July 17. B．June 23 to July 6. C．June 14 to June 21. D．July 19 to July 30.
65．If you are interested in how to produce a movie, you can call ________.
A．8898-0088 B．8898-8858 C．8988-0599 D．8988-5599


Lu Canglong, a post-90s born in Lishui, Zhejiang Province, invented the “cloud-maker” profession after getting inspiration (灵感) from clouds. In 2015, Lu was shocked when he happened to see a large evening cloud above his head.
“That was a fantastic cloud. It seemed to burn the sky,” said Lu. “So I wanted to keep it!”
How to keep the beautiful moment became a problem for him. Lu took a picture of the clouds and simulated (仿造) them and then stored them in a clear cube (立方体). Such simulated clouds have become popular among his fans.
In 2019, Lu decided to give up his work because his spare time wasn’t enough to make enough clouds to meet the increasing need. In the winter of 2019, he opened his online store “Sky Fair” on Taobao. In 2020 alone, he sold over 200, 000 “clouds” to more than 40, 000 people across China, and sales reached more than 1 million yuan.
Apart from cloud-makers, other creative professions have also appeared across China. Wen Chenhua is an armorsmith (铸甲师). He made his first armor in 2012. It was a Song-Dynasty style fish-scale armor weighing 30 kilos. He hoped to sell for 50, 000 yuan. But the customer offered 1.5 times price. Wen opened his Taobao store in 2014. His yearly sales are around 6 million yuan now.
As of August 2021, there were at least 200, 000 creative culture shops on Taobao. Around 77 percent of these businesses were operated (经营) by people younger than 30.
Thanks to the huge population of Chinese customers as well as the massive (巨大的) sales on online shopping platforms, many new businesses and services are now able to thrive. That brings huge money to these businessmen.
“In the age of the Internet, more and more people are able to take up a profession in which their interest lies,” an industry insider said.
66．Why did Lu give up his work in 2019?
A．He only wants to earn much more money. B．Something unlucky happened in his life.
C．He needed more time for his part-time job. D．Someone invited him to open a shop on Taobao.
67．How much did Wen make from his first armor?
A．50, 000 yuan. B．1 million yuan. C．75, 000 yuan. D．6 million yuan.
68．The underlined word “thrive” is closest in meaning to “________”.
A．become acceptable B．grow successfully C．make a change D．enter the market
69．In which part of a newspaper may this passage appear?
A．Business. B．Science. C．Travel. D．Fashion.


Dubai is home to the world’s tallest building and the world’s largest mall. Now it has just opened another record-breaking place—the deepest diving pool in the world. As part of the new Deep Dive Dubai, the pool is 60 meters deep. It has broken the record set by Poland’s Deepspot, which is over 45 meters.
The Deep Dive Dubai pool is filled with 14 million liters (升) of fresh water and is five times bigger than an Olympic swimming pool. Guinness (吉尼斯) gave it the “Deepest Swimming Pool for Diving” title on June 27, 2021. The pool is now open only to invited guests, but will open to the public later this year.
The indoor pool is housed inside a 1, 500-square-meter oyster-shaped (牡蛎形的) building. But the biggest star of Deep Dive Dubai is actually the pool’s underwater city. Divers can visit the lost city apartments and play underwater table football. The pool is also used as an underwater film-making factory—the largest of its kind in the area.
Deep Dive Dubai offers courses for both diving beginners and experienced divers. They can also visit the pool and the underwater city by themselves after a tour with one of the diving guides there. Some cameras have been fixed around the pool to ensure (确保) the safety of divers at every corner.
The oyster-shaped building also has a restaurant with large windows and TV screens, allowing non-diving families and friends to watch from dry land.
“There are quite a few diving pools in the world that are deep, but this one is so much more interesting,” Deep Dive Dubai director Jarrod Jablonski said. “There are so many things so it’s really not fair to call it a pool.”
70．What can we learn about Deep Dive Dubai from Paragraph 2?
A．It is filled with 14 billion liters of fresh water in all.
B．It is not open to the public at present.
C．It is four times bigger than an Olympic swimming pool.
D．It is over 45 meters deeper than Poland’s Deepspot.
71．What is the most eye-catching part of Deep Dive Dubai?
A．The wonderful underwater city. B．The oyster-shaped building.
C．The underwater film-making factory. D．The restaurant with windows and TV screens under the water.
72．Why are cameras fixed around the pool?
A．To make some great films. B．To take photos of underwater city.
C．To keep the visitors safe. D．To allow families and friends to watch.
73．What did Jarrod Jablonski think of Deep Dive Dubai?
A．It is the deepest diving pool.
B．It is suitable for diving beginners and experienced divers.
C．It is the least interesting diving pool.
D．It is more than a diving pool.
74．This passage mainly talks about ________.
A．the tallest building in Dubai B．the earliest underwater city in Dubai
C．the deepest diving pool in the world D．the largest restaurant in the world

It’s hard to turn down junk food. However, eating too much junk food can harm your body, particularly if you’re between the ages of 10 and 19.
“Junk food shapes adolescent (青春期的) brains in ways that impair (损害) their ability to think, learn and remember. It can also make it harder to control impulsive (冲动的) behaviors,” said Amy Reichelt, a brain and nutrition specialist at Western University, Canada.
Reichelt and two other researchers reviewed more than 100 studies about how poor food choices can affect adolescent brains. They found adolescents are more sensitive than any other age group to foods with a lot of fat and sugar, as their brains are not yet fully formed.
Adolescent brains are still developing the ability to control themselves. The prefrontal cortex (前额皮质) is the part of the brain that helps us do this. However, this region doesn’t fully develop until we are in our early 20s.
Meanwhile, teen brains get more excited from rewards. The parts of the brain that make us feel good when we eat junk food are fully developed by the teen years. In fact, these regions are even more sensitive (敏感的) when we are young. Therefore, the teen brain has two strikes (攻击) against it when it comes to turning down junk food.
Reichelt and her team conducted their own study using mice, whose brains develop much like our own. They discovered that “teenage” mice that had a high-fat diet performed worse on memory tests than those eating a normal diet.
So, what’s the best way to say no to junk food? Researchers suggest exercise. When we exercise, the brain’s reward system becomes less sensitive to food cues (暗示). Exercise also helps our brains grow and become better able to make smart decisions.
75．The second paragraph is written to ________.
A．describe what junk food is B．explain why teenagers like junk food
C．explain how junk food can harm teen brains D．show how food helps human brains develop
76．According to the study, why is it hard for young people to turn down junk food?
A．Because they are more sensitive to the joy junk food offers.
B．Because their brains are fully developed.
C．Because they need energy for their development.
D．Because they have a low level of excitement in their brains.
77．According to the researchers, how can exercise help us refuse junk food?
A．It makes the brain’s reward system more sensitive. B．It reduces the brain’s strong wish for junk food.
C．It helps humans make quick decisions. D．It slows down the brains’ activity.
78．What’s the best title of this passage?
A．Say no to junk food B．Less developed adolescent brains
C．Two strikes against junk food D．Control impulsive behaviors

At the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, some young athletes made a name for themselves. AFP Sport picks out four talents who look set to rule the 2026 Winter Olympics. Let’s take a look!

Gu Ailing, 18, ChinaThree medals in freestyle skiing—two golds in both big air and halfpipe, and a silver in slopestyle.
Gu Ailing began playing for China in 2019, and was already famous before the Games. She always encourages the youth to be positive and brave to challenge themselves.

Juraj Slafkovsky, 17, SlovakiaOne bronze medal in Olympic hockey.
Slafkovsky is 1. 92 meters tall and good at scoring goals. He played against some experienced players twice his age in Games. There might have been no National Hockey League stars at the Olympics, but Slafkovsky has marked the beginning for his country.

Zoi Sadowski Synnott, 20, New ZealandTwo medals: a gold in slopestyle and a silver in big air.
Zoi Sadowski Synnott, a snowboarder made history for her country, winning the country’s first ever gold medal in the Winter Olympics.

Nathan Chen, 22, USOne gold medal in men’s figure skating.
Much of the attention in the game fell on Japanese idol Yuzuru Hanyu, but that did not influence Chen. He was grace and calm as he won his first gold medal. All the fans believed that Chen would be a superstar like Yuzuru Hanyu in the future.

79．The four young athletes attended different kinds of events, EXCEPT ________.A．big air B．curling C．slopestyle D．figure skating
80．How many medals did the four young athletes get in all at the Games?
A．5 B．4 C．7 D．3
81．From the information above, we can learn that ________.
A．Yuzuru Hanyu was paid less attention to during the game
B．Gu Ailing became famous after the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics
C．Juraj Slafkovsky played against some experienced players of his age
D．Zoi Sadowski Synnott was her country’s first to win the gold medal in slopestyle
82．On ________, readers can most probably read this passage.
A．www. we-love-books. com B．www. we-love-sports. com
C．www. friends-and-families. com D．www. movie-reviewing. com


“Well, we could use some hot dogs.” I was at the local charity food pantry (分发处) on a cold morning. They had an old shop besides it where I would sometimes stop to pick up a sweatshirt or a book for my sons. Sometimes I would also step back into the food pantry and ask if they needed anything. I got help from food pantries when I was a young father with a hungry family. Now, I like to give back.
This time I could see that most of the shelves were stocked with boxes and cans donated by stores. One thing they said they needed was meat, however, hot dogs were cheap and I didn’t mind getting some. I soon went to the local grocery store and filled my car with all the hot dogs I could afford.
As I was paying for them, I thought of my own childhood. I could see my mom boiling two hot dogs in a pot. Next she put each one on a slice of white bread with a piece of cheese. To top it off she would add a little tomato sauce. It didn’t cost much but to me it was a feast (盛宴), cooked with love, eaten with joy.
That memory warmed my heart as I dropped off the hot dogs at the food pantry. It felt good knowing that some other little boy or girl out there would soon be having a happy lunch. I left the pantry with a smile on my face. And as I walked to my car, I could feel my mom smiling down on me from heaven.
The truth is that, when done with love, giving and receiving are the same thing. It all comes back around again.
83．The writer went to the food pantry to ________ on a cold morning.
A．pick up a sweatshirt for his son B．exchange hot dogs for daily things
C．get help and food for his family D．offer to give help back to the charity
84．Why did the writer decide to buy hot dogs?
A．Because the grocery store only sold hot dogs.
B．Because his mother used to ask him to buy hot dogs.
C．Because hot dogs were cheap so he could buy many.
D．Because hot dogs were more popular than other foods.
85．As the writer dropped off the hot dogs, he felt ________.
A．sorry for his mom B．shy for his behavior
C．good about giving back D．thankful for the pantry
86．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A．This story was written to express the love and memory for his mum.
B．The love cures people ― both the one who gives it and the one who receives it.
C．The writer could always see that all the shelves were filled with donations by stores.
D．The hot dog cooked by his mum with love cost much and it was a feast for the writer.


Nowadays, one of the great challenges of caring for children is the roadblock（路障）caused by the learner driver. Your child is almost an adult, but just before the last step, you need to spend 120 of the most stressed hours of your life locked I with them in a car, their teenage hands behind the wheel. You know the phrase behind the wheel? It means driving.
___①___ When I decided to teach my first child to drive, I was nervous. I’m not a natural teacher, as I am easily bored and quickly get angry. Worse, I’m not a natural driver. I even failed to get a license at the first time. I can get from A to B without too much trouble, but once I get there, I’m likely to drive into a wall while parking.
___②___ Happily, my first child was a fast, hard-working learner, and always keeping an eye on traffic signs. Still, there were enough small mistakes. And by the time it was his younger sister’s turn, my nerves were already shot. My daughter was bright and talented, but on the roads, it seemed that she was just out of control. Even after hours of professional driving lessons, her every move behind the wheel is fresh and unexpected. Even after 40 hours of driving, mistakes happen at times. We will be driving along beautifully for 30 minutes, and once I begin to relax, my daughter will sail through a red light.
___③___ Even if she passes her test, who can be sure that she won’t forget the next red light as soon as she’s out there on her own? One of my friends has refused to teach her daughter to drive as she is “just not responsible enough” to be on the road. A middle-aged friend of mine gave up trying to get his license after the eighth failure.
___④___ We often think that everyone should drive, but perhaps there are some people who just shouldn’t be behind a wheel. What if my daughter is one of them? Well, I don’t know. At least not yet. If it’s the end of the world, maybe we can stop driving lessons for a while?
87．Why does the author mention her own driving story in Paragraph 2?
A．To explain what makes a good driver.
B．To explain why her children couldn’t drive well.
C．To explain why learner drivers cause roadblock.
D．To explain why she was worrying about teaching driving.
88．The underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 probably means ________.
A．the author was pleased B．the author was nervous
C．the author was relaxed D．the author was expected
89．“As much as I expect her to have a license, I find myself wondering if it’s a good idea.” can be put in ________.
A．① B．② C．③ D．④
90．The author would probably ________ in the following days.
A．continue to teach her daughter to drive
B．let her daughter take professional driving lessons
C．encourage her friend to take the driving test again
D．advise her daughter to give up her driving lessons
91．The best title for this passage can be ________.
A．Challenging yourselves B．Being a natural driver
C．Worries behind the wheel D．Discovering your ability

When you look at the night sky, what you see are actually lots of “power plants”. Every star can make a huge amount of energy through nuclear fusion （核聚变）. For years, scientists have tried to make this kind of energy. They need to make a “mini star” on Earth. Recently, some scientists made a big step forward.
In February, the Culham Centre for Fusion Energy in Oxfordshire, UK, doubled a world record made in 1997. The machine there, named Jet, used fusion engines（发动机）to make the same amount of energy as four wind turbines（涡轮机）make, reported The Guardian.
In the past, no experiment could make more energy than what was used to start the fusion engine. This new experiment, although only lasting five seconds, showed it’s possible to make more power.
The reaction stopped when the equipment got too hot. This problem can be solved with cooling systems. Future fusion reactions may last much longer than five seconds, minutes or even hours.
Why do we care so much about star power? Fusion reactions would provide power for everyone on Earth—enough for everyone to use for thousands or millions of years. They’re also clean—they don’t produce pollutions.
You may wonder why fusion energy is so hard to make. Creating conditions similar to a star is not easy. The machine must reach temperatures as high as 10 times that of the sun.
Even so, it’s time to get excited about star power.
92．What does “power plants” in Paragraph 1 refer to （指）?
A．fusion engines B．stars in the sky C．nuclear plants D．mini stars on Earth
93．The machine that made the new record can produce as much energy as ________.
A．a wind turbine B．two wind turbines C．four wind turbines D．eight wind turbines
94．________ can make the reaction last longer according to the passage.
A．Using a cooling system B．Starting a new experiment
C．Creating a warmer environment D．Keeping the equipment hot
95．The purpose of Paragraph 5 is mainly to talk about ________.
A．the way to find cleaner power B．the amount of energy inside a star
C．the advantages of fusion reactions D．the difficulty in making fusion energy
96．Which information can we infer from the passage?
A．It is not very difficult to make fusion energy on the Earth.
B．It has been common to use fusion energy in our everyday life.
C．It is impossible to make more power than before by the new experiment.
D．It will be a landmark in history if fusion energy can be successfully carried out.


DEPART                          DATE
LIVERPOOL LIME STREET                            30 JUN 11
ARRIVE
LONDON EUSTON
TYPE                   STATUS
CHEAP DAY RETURN        YOUNG PERSON
RETAIN TICKET FOR RETURN JOURNEY             with railcard
DEPART TIME      SEAT             PRICE
30 JUN 11 AT 16:03      27B  43C  09A    ￡134.50
ARRIVE TIME          PRINTED
1 JUL 11 AT 09:47         19A  07B  21E    30 JUNE

97．The return ticket from Liverpool to London was __________.
A．$2 B．$30.3 C．£134.5 D．£67.25
98．The wedding took place ___________.
A．April 13 B．September 10 C．August 20 D．June 11
99．Which of the following is TRUE?
A．You can take a pet to the theatre.
B．Ice Age4 is the name of the theatre.
C．The train ticket was an expensive return ticket.
D．The wedding was held in ST. JAMES CHURCH.

She got up early to be ready for the post. Myra wouldn’t forget her mother’s birthday, even if she seldom wrote at other times. Of course, Myra was busy. Her husband had been made Mayor (市长), and Myra herself had got a medal for her work for the aged. The old lady was proud of Myra, but Enid was the daughter she loved. Enid had never married, but had seemed pleased to live with her mother, and teach in a primary school. One evening, Enid said, “I’ve arranged for Mrs Morrison to look after you for a few days, Mother. Tomorrow I have to go into hospital—just a small operation, I’ll soon be home.” In the morning she went, but never came back—she died on the operating table.
Two years ago that was, and since then Myra had been to see her mother three times, but her husband never. The old lady was eighty today. She had put on her best dress. Perhaps—Myra might come. After all, eighty was a special birthday. Even if Myra did not come, she would send a present. The old lady was sure of that. Two spots of colour brightened her cheeks. She was excited—like a child. She would enjoy her day.
What would she like? A pair of slippers perhaps. Or a new blue sweater. Blue’s such a pretty colour. Or a table lamp. Or a book, a travel book, with pictures, or a little clock, with clear black numbers. So many lovely things.
She stood by the window, watching. The postman turned round the corner on his bicycle. Her heart beat fast. He gave her four envelopes. Three were unsealed cards from old friends. The fourth was sealed, in Myra’s writing. The old lady felt a pang of disappointment. “No parcel (包裹), sir?”
“No, madam.”
Maybe the parcel was too large to come by letter post. That was it. It would come later by parcel post. She must be patient.
She tore the envelope open. Folded in the card was a piece of paper. Written on the card was a message under the printed Happy Birthday—Buy yourself something nice with the cheque (支票), Myra and Harold.
The cheque fell to the floor like a bird with a broken wing. Slowly the old lady stooped to pick it up. Her present, her lovely present. With trembling fingers, she tore it into little bits.
100．How old was the old lady when Enid passed away?
A．Eighty. B．Seventy-eight. C．Seventy-five. D．Eighty-two.
101．What can you infer from this passage?
A．The old lady lived with Mrs Morrison. B．Myra was much younger than Enid.
C．The old lady was disappointed at last. D．Myra was too rich to choose anything else.
102．What’s the best title of this article?
A．The best gift for Mom B．Mother’s love C．A meaningful cheque D．Trembling fingers


Looking for a sport that tests both your brains and your brawn (强壮的肌肉)? Look no further than chess boxing, which is exactly what its name sounds like. Players have to overcome at least one of two obstacles (障碍): they must win at a game of chess or win the boxing match. To win at chess, they must do one of two things: achieve a checkmate or cause the other player to run out of time when making his or her chess moves. To win at boxing, a player must knock out the other player or get a technical knockout.
Does this sound both crazy and exciting? It is. Chess boxing is all about being able to take punches while still keeping one’s wits. The matches start out with a round of chess, which lasts a total of four minutes. The opponents play speed chess, which is a style in which the players only get a set amount of time to make their moves. In chess boxing, the players get a total of 12 minutes each to make all of their chess moves. If they use up their time, they lose the chess boxing match.
After the first round of chess, the boxers get in the ring from a round of boxing which lasts three minutes. Assuming (如果) there is no knockout blow, at the end of the round the two contenders (竞争者) sit down and continue their game of chess. There are a total of six rounds of chess and five rounds of boxing, so the back and forth between the mental and physical aspects of the game make it one of the more interesting game and sport combinations.
103．How long does each chess round last?
A．Three minutes. B．Four minutes. C．Six minutes. D．Twelve minutes.
104．Which of the following is FALSE?
A．Chess boxing requires both thinking and fighting.
B．Each chess boxer gets twelve minutes total for making chess moves.
C．There can be up to five rounds of boxing in a chess boxing match.
D．There are five rounds of chess in a chess boxing match.
105．What can we infer about chess boxing from the passage?
A．A match can be won without any boxing taking place.
B．The chess part is much more important than the boxing part.
C．Good chess player are unlikely to be good boxer.
D．The fighting in chess boxing is less violent than standard boxing.

When John was growing up, other kids felt sorry for him, as his parents always had him do some housework or do some part-time jobs. But when John reached adulthood, he was better off than his childhood friends. He had a better career, a better marriage and was healthier. Most of all, he was happier.
These are the findings of a 40-year study. Researchers followed the lives of 456 teenage boys from Boston. The study showed that those who worked when they were young enjoyed happier and more successful lives than those who did not. “Boys who worked in the home or community gained competence (能力) and came to feel they were useful members of society,” said George Vaillant, the psychologist (心理学家) who made the discovery. “And because they felt good about themselves, others felt good about them, too.”
Vaillant’s study followed these males all these years. Interviews were repeated at ages 25, 31 and 47. Under Vaillant, the researchers compared the men’s mental-health scores with their boyhood-activity scores. Points were awarded for part-time jobs, housework, effort in school, and the ability to deal with problems.
The link between what the men once did as young boys and how they turned out as adults was very sharp. Those who did the most boyhood activities were twice as likely to have warm relations with other people, five times as likely to be well paid and 16 times less likely to have been unemployed. The researchers also found that IQ and family social and economic class (社会和经济阶层) made no real difference in how the boys turned out.
Working-at any age-is important. Childhood activities help a child develop responsibility, independence, confidence and competence-the basis (基础) of emotional health. They also help him understand that people must work with others towards common goals. The most competent adults are those who know how to do this. Yet work isn’t everything. As Tolstory once said, “One can live magnificently in this world if one knows how to work and how to love, to work for the person one loves and to love one’s work.”
106．Which of the following is TRUE about John?
A．He liked doing part-time jobs. B．He enjoyed his career and marriage.
C．He received little love from his family. D．He had few friends when he was a child.
107．According to Vaillant, why could John be better off than this childhood friends?
A．Because he did part-time jobs after work.
B．Because he felt proud of himself when working.
C．Because his working experience in his childhood was of help.
D．Because he was happier than his friends when they were young.
108．How did Vaillant and his team get the findings of the research?
A．By comparing different sets of scores. B．By checking the men’s mental health.
C．By recording the boy’s effort in school. D．By testing the men’s problem-solving ability.
109．The purpose of the passage is to tell us that ___________.
A．IQ plays an important role in people’s development
B．social and economic class decides how our career goes
C．only working at a young age is important to our adult life
D．the ability of working with others towards goals is very important


二、阅读填表

The Snohomish people have lived in Washington State for a long time. They were known for hunting elks. The elsk gave them meat for food. They made clothing from elk skin. They made tools, weapons, and art from elk antlers. The elks were very important to the Snohomish. Elks even became part of a constellation(星座). The tale below tells how that happened. It explains what the Snohomish saw overhead in the night sky.
The Snohomish say the God went from east to west and gave people languages to let the people speak. The God stopped when he reached the land of the Snohomish. There he left his leftover languages! There were too many languages! No one could understand anyone. The people were unhappy.
They were unhappy for other things. People bumped their heads on the stars because the God had not made the sky high enough. The sky was not easy to get around(绕开) either.
The people planned to push up the sky. Since they spoke different languages, they decided to use ya-hoh as a signal to start pushing. People used tall trees to make poles. They pushed and poked(捅) at the sky with their poles when hearing ya-hoh. They pushed so hard that they lifted the sky!
While everyone else was pushing, three hunters were chasing four elks. These hunters had been away while the plan had been explained. Just when the pushing started, the four elks reached a place where the sky touched the earth. The elks raced into the sky. The hunters followed! The elks and the hunters wanted to return from the sky. It was too late! They were trapped in the sky. After a while they became stars. People call these seven stars the Big Dipper(北斗七星).
The stars in the sky seem to move when you look at them. People make constellations by drawing imaginary lines between stars and people have imagined stories about the stars. The Big Dipper is a set of stars. It has many names and stories. The Snohomish people call it the Elk Hunters.
The Tale of the Elk Hunters
Passage outline
Supporting details
Elk’s importance
The elks ____110____ the Snohomish people with things they needed.

Problems
•They couldn’t understand each other because the God left his leftover languages.
•The sky was so low that people bumped their heads on the stars.
•It was difficult to get around the sky.

Actions
They ____111____ the poles out of tall trees. They pushed and poked at the sky with their poles
by using ya-hoh as a signal to start.
Accidents
Three hunters followed four elks into the sky, and ____112____ of them could return to the earth.

Results
•The Snohomish ____113____ in lifting the sky.
•Three hunters and four elks ____114____ into stars.




三、阅读回答问题
请认真阅读下面短文，用英语回答短文后的问题。

“Were the birds on the ice ducks or geese (鹅)?” Cruz, 11, and Anthony, 12, couldn’t agree. There was only one way to find out. So on a cold January evening, the two friends took a risk onto the frozen lake near their homes.
“First, we threw a stone onto the ice to test it. We thought it would hold our weight. Then we stepped on it,” Cruz said. Anthony went first. He took a few steps, then... He fell through the seemingly frozen ice!
Cruz rushed to help his friend. The lake “ate” him, too. Cruz managed to lift himself out of the freezing water and onto some ice. He then tried to work his way toward Anthony. But the ice didn’t hold, and he fell in again. This time, he couldn’t get out.
The boys were up to their necks in icy water and quickly losing feeling in their arms and legs. Cruz had a sense that he was going to die.
Anthony’s older sister had seen all this and started shouting for help. John Lavin, a neighbor driving nearby, heard her. He quickly pulled over. He caught a nearby float (浮板), kicked off his shoes. and ran into the water, clearing his way through the ice with his free hand. “It was kind of a ‘Hulk smash’.” Lavin later joked.
Lavin made his way to pull the boys back to land. They were taken to the hospital immediately. The doctor said their five-minute stay in the water made their body temperature drop nearly ten degrees. Luckily, the boys got well soon. They admire their fearless neighbor just as Hulk, one of the Marvel Superheroes.
115．In which season did the story happen?
_________________________________________________________
116．Why did Cruz and Anthony walk onto the frozen lake?
_________________________________________________________
117．Would you take a risk when you try to find out the truth? Why or why not?
_________________________________________________________

请根据短文内容，回答下面问题，每题不超过8个词。

Hotpot is popular in China today. Did ancient Chinese people have hotpot?
Ancient Chinese people had hotpot as early as the Shang Dynasty. At that time, people boiled foods and soups in bronze cauldrons (青铜鼎). The cauldron had two parts — one was the pot to cook foods in soup, the other part was a layer (层) or a space inside the cauldron to hold firewood. But at that time, the cauldron was only for a single person to eat from.
During the Han Dynasty, people divided a pot into several parts to enjoy different taste.
During the Tang Dynasty, having hotpot was a popular thing. When people held family feasts (宴席), they would prepare hotpot. People of the Song Dynasty had hotpot to welcome winter.
Huoguo, the Chinese name for hotpot, was mentioned by Yuan Mei, a poet and foodie in the Qing Dynasty, in a book about all kinds of food. At that time, hotpot was very popular. People put all kinds of meats and vegetables into pots made of different materials, such as copper and iron.
Hotpot also became a famous royal (宫廷的) dish, called reguo. It’s said that Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty loved hotpot so much that he had it for almost every meal. He once held a big hotpot feast, inviting more than 5,000 people to enjoy about 1,550 hotpots.
No more than 8 words
118．How many dynasties are mentioned in this passage?
____________________________________
119．When did Chinese first have hotpot?
____________________________________
120．Why did people in the Song Dynasty have hotpot?
____________________________________
121．Who was Yuan Mei?
____________________________________
122．How often did Emperor Qianlong have hotpot?
____________________________________

阅读表达 阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容回答问题。

I’m a rather smart person who has spent nearly 10 years learning mechanics（机械学）, but I have no formal education. I have always struggled to make people trust me.
This year, I started another factory job, which provided a bit higher pay than my last one. I was making $13. 50 an hour at my last job and hardly make a living. I felt I would probably live a better life! My neighbor bought a used Harley motorcycle that everyone thought it had some serious damage. After taking a look at it, I said that I would be able to repair it. As a result, I saved them $2, 000 that they expected to pay to rebuild it. They were impressed with my work and told many of their friends about me. I got a lot of new business just through word of mouth.
In about two months I had over a dozen people coming to me for work and I was making great money. I was making thousands a month from part-time jobs on a good month. But because of the instability of the work, it was not certain for me to get enough money every month, I still couldn’t leave my day job at that point.
Then I got a job through one of my customers working on heavy equipment and diesel trucks （柴油汽 车）. I was able to impress them by solving difficult problems quickly. They offered me another job that started even higher - $17 an hour. I finally made some progress.
In one year’s time I went from being the lowest level worker to having bosses ask me to work for them. Now I can honestly say I feel truly proud of myself and my skills.
根据文本内容回答下面5个问题, 每题答案不超过7个词。
123．Why has the writer tried his best to get others’ trust?
______________________________
124．When did the writer get more business?
______________________________
125．How much money can the writer make if he does a part-time job for 3 hours now?
______________________________
126．Why couldn’t the writer leave his day job?
______________________________
127．What can we learn from the writer?
______________________________


四、阅读还原7选5
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Have you ever been to a buffet restaurant(自助餐厅)?  You can eat as much as you want for one low price at these places.
Sadly, many of these restaurants have closed in the USA because of the COVID-19 pandemic(新冠疫情). At buffet restaurants, people have to share one serving area when they get their food. ____128____ But for a long time, they were quite popular.
“Buffet” is the French word for sideboard—a piece of furniture that was used to serve food and display serving dishes. ____129____ serving yourself from a wide selection of dishes, including soups, salads, and other dishes that are easy to share.
____130____ That is to way, you pay one price and can go back to the buffet table for seconds, thirds, or even fourths!
In fact, one of my first experiences with Chinese food was at a buffet. Chinese buffets are very common in the US. Even in the small town where I went to college, there were three different Chinese buffet restaurants. ____131____ We would pay just eight dollars to eat plate after plate of kung pao chicken, ginger beef, and egg rolls. ____132____
A．Most buffet restaurants in the US are “all you can eat”.
B．It makes it easier for sickness to spread.
C．It was difficult for us to decide which dishes to choose.
D．I would often go there with my friends on weekends.
E．The word was later used to describe a new dining idea:
F．In a buffet restaurant you need to get food by yourself instead of being served.
G．For kids like us who didn’t have much money, the Chinese buffet was a lifesaver.


五、阅读还原5选4
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项（选项中有两项为多余选项）。
Criticism(批评) is everywhere in life, so you need to learn how to deal with it.
You cannot stop what people say. ____133____At the criticism, to accept or to refuse? To be happy or to be sad? It all depends on you. ____134____Will you lose something important because you are criticized? Surely not! So, don’t worry about it. Instead, some criticism do helps you improve in fact.
Don’t be afraid to accept criticism. No one likes to be told that he is wrong. ____135____Realize that it’s normal (正常的). You may have received some strong criticism, but it doesn’t mean that you are foolish, or that you don’t have the ability to do something properly. If you can learn to be active, you will reduce some stress and nervousness about what people think.
Consider where the criticism comes from. It may help you find out what causes the criticism. Is the person just trying to offer useful criticism? Then think it over and get what is useful for you. On the other hand, there are persons who offer their advice just to be useless. ____136____You needn’t be angry about that.
Do your best. And if someone doesn’t like what you’ve done, so what? It’s either valid(有效的) criticism or invalid criticism. But you have the power to decide how you will allow it to influence you.
A．Well, it isn’t worth your attention at all.
B．It’s impossible that you are liked by everyone.
C．Ask yourself how the criticism influences you.
D．What you can do, however, makes a difference.
E．Don’t pay much attention to whatever others say.
F．Yet, every person has ever been criticized for something.


参考答案：
1．A    2．C    3．A

【导语】本文主要列举了不同国家的四个人对于守时的看法。
1．细节理解题。根据“For example, if the party is at eight, someone shows up at ten and everyone, including the host, is OK with that.”可知如果你在巴西派对上迟到了两个小时，每个人，包括主人，都可以接受。故选A。
2．细节理解题。根据“The secret is (and it really works!): I keep all the clocks (except my computer) in my life 10 minutes fast!”可知，王梅梅是通过把时钟调快十分钟的方式早到。故选C。
3．细节理解题。根据“Once I had a friend who was always late for every meeting. For example, if we made it at 9, it would be a 45-minute trip for her.”可知，每次开会都迟到，所以Bud的朋友不守时。故选A。
4．B    5．B    6．C

【导语】本文介绍人们在绘图，写作，画画时喜欢听不同类型的音乐。许多人认为音乐有助于创造，然而国际新研究通过对志愿者进行一系列测试，结果显示恰恰相反。
4．词义猜测题。根据“Tons of people enjoy listening to different types of music while they paint, write, or draw. Many believe that music helps get the creative juices flowing, but an international new study is challenging that view by putting volunteers through a series of tests.”可知，人们在绘图，写作或画画时喜欢听不同类型的音乐，许多人认为音乐有助于创造力，但一项国际新研究通过对志愿者进行一系列测试来挑战这一观点。由此可知，这一观点指的是前面提到的音乐有助于创造。故选B。
5．推理判断题。根据“The tasks were simple word games. For example, subjects were given three words, such as dress, shine, and flower. Then, they were asked to find a single word which could be connected with all three to form a common phrase or word. The single word, in this case, would be “sun” (sundress, sunflower, etc).”可知，任务是简单的文字游戏。例如，给受试者三个单词，例如着装，光泽和花朵。然后，它们被要求找到一个可以与这三个词联系在一起的词，以形成一个共同的短语或词。在这种情况下，单个单词将是“太阳”（夏装，向日葵等）。”所给词语为foot, base, basket，它们与ball组成football, baseball, basketball，都是球类运动。故选B。
6．推理判断题。根据“The results suggest that any task that relies on verbal (与文字有关的) creativity was weakened when listening to any type of music.”可知，研究结果揭示到，听音乐的时候任何与文字相关的创造性都会被削弱。由此可知在不听音乐的情况下工作效果可能更好。故选C。
7．C    8．B    9．D

【导语】本文主要讲述了Jeremiah想为父亲的生日做些复杂的食物，结果做出来的酱汁又酸又辣，不过父亲用他的鼓励和爱心化解了Jeremiah的失落。
7．细节理解题。根据“It was Dad’s birthday, and for once in his life, Jeremiah was cooking something complicated.”可知，今天是爸爸的生日，Jeremiah打算做些复杂的食物，故选C。
8．细节理解题。根据“He tasted it just as Dad usually did...Way too spicy...Now the sauce was sour and spicy”可知，制作的酱汁又酸又辣，与他所期望的不同，故选B。
9．推理判断题。通过第一段“Dad always praised Jeremiah’s meals, no matter how simple they were”和最后一段可知，爸爸很会鼓励Jeremiah，用爱心化解了Jeremiah的失落，故选D。
10．A    11．D    12．C

【导语】本文讲述人们太专注取得胜利的结果而不是过程，作者讲述自己做教练的经历，认为激励人更重要。
10．词义猜测题。根据“We have become so focused on that end result instead of the process”可知，句子表达太专注取得胜利的结果而不是过程，可知“gets swept under the proverbial rug”表达“忽视，不注意”，相当于“catches little attention”。故选A。
11．推理判断题。根据第五段“I realized that I needed to support our student athletes as whole human beings, not just athletes who won”及第六段“It is so much easier to give orders than to actually figure out how to motivate someone to be better”可知，作者讲述做教练的经历是为了说明激励他人比命令他人更重要。故选D。
12．推理判断题。根据第六段“It is so much easier to give orders than to actually figure out how to motivate someone to be better. And the motivation takes a really long time to take root. The key ingredient was to develop trust through patience and honesty”可知激励他人的关键是通过耐心和诚信培养信任感。C选项“一个教练尊重他的队员，即使他们对没有取得胜利”符合。故选C。
13．A    14．C    15．D    16．B

【分析】本文主要讲述了熊猫贝贝和饲养员从华盛顿到中国成都，新环境下饲养员将对贝贝制定的一系列训练计划。
13．推理判断题。根据第1大段“nonstop from Washington to Chengdu.”直接从华盛顿到成都，可知，飞机直接飞到成都，故A正确；根据第2大段“During the trip, he was provided with a supply of his treats including bamboo, apples, pears, carrots, cooked sweet potatoes”贝贝吃了竹子，苹果，雪梨，胡萝卜和煮熟的甜土豆。可知，没有吃猪肉，故B错误；根据第1大段“Bei Bei, and the two of the zoo’s staff members”贝贝和动物园的2个职员，可知，贝贝不是自己回中国的，故C错误；根据第1大段“nonstop from Washington to Chengdu.”直接从华盛顿到成都，可知，不是从英国到中国，故D错误。故选A。
14．细节理解题。根据第4大段“has worked at the base since she completed her university in 2016.”2016年大学毕业就在基地工作；根据第4大段“I have taken care of about10 pandas before.”以前照顾过10个熊猫；根据第4大段“I feel very nervous when I receive the task”接到这个任务很紧张；根据第5大段“She has planned to spend two weeks allowing Bei Bei to get to know her voice.”已经花2周的时间做好了计划。可知，故选C。
15．段落大意题。根据第5大段“Su said she had prepared a lot for his arrival. She has planned to spend two weeks allowing Bei Bei to get to know her voice.”Su说她已经为贝贝的到来做好了很多准备，她计划花2周的时间让贝贝习惯她的声音。可知，本段主要在讲述Su为贝贝制定的训练计划。故选D。
16．最佳标题题。根据第7大段“Pandas are native to Chengdu. So we believe that Bei Bei will get used to living here quickly.”熊猫原产于成都，我们相信贝贝将会很快适应这里的生活。可知，本文主要讲述了熊猫贝贝在中国的新生活。故选B。
17．B    18．D    19．C

【导语】本文主要介绍了中国古代十大名剑中的四把剑。
17．细节理解题。根据“Yu Chang came out from the fish be was going to eat. With the sword, Zhuan Zhu wasted no time in pointing it at King Liao. Although Liao’s well-trained guards tried to protect him, the sword still reached him and stabbed（刺）into his heart.”可知鱼肠剑杀死了一个国王，故选B。
18．细节理解题。根据“ because it was a creation of Man and Heaven（苍天）”可知是纯钧剑是天人合一的象征，故选D。
19．推理判断题。根据“ Like Heaven’s eyes, the sword watched the behavior of kings. If the king had moral integrity, the sword would be with him and his country would be rich and strong; otherwise, the sword would leave him and his country would fall apart.”可知剑注视着国王的行为。如果国王有道德操守，剑就会与他同在，他的国家就会富强；否则，剑会离开他，他的国家就会分崩离析。所以推知湛卢剑大概是出于想象，有莫大的威能。故选C。
20．D    21．C    22．B

【导语】本文主要讲述了阿拉丁实施了一个计划把神灯拿回来了，然后让神灯精灵带着他们回到了阿拉伯的城市，之后他们过上了幸福的生活。
20．推理判断题。根据“But it was good sleeping-powder, and after five seconds Abanazar’s eyes closed and he fell asleep.”但这是很好的安眠粉，五秒钟后阿巴纳扎尔闭上眼睛睡着了，以及“The Princess ran to the door of the next room.“Quick, Aladdin.” she called.”公主跑到隔壁房间的门口。“快点，阿拉丁。”她喊道。所以推测在这之前，阿拉丁把安眠粉给了公主。故选D。
21．细节理解题。根据“But it was good sleeping-powder, and after five seconds Abanazar’s eyes closed and he fell asleep.”但这是很好的安眠粉，五秒钟后阿巴纳扎尔闭上眼睛睡着了，以及“Aladdin reached out his hand into Abanazar’s pocket and took out the lamp. He put it carefully into the pocket of his coat, and then stood up.”拉丁把手伸进阿巴那扎尔的口袋，拿出了神灯，所以是阿拉丁实施了一个计划把神灯拿回来了。故选C。
22．推理判断题。根据“Carry this palace, Badr-al-Budur, and me back to our city in Arabia. But leave that dog, Abanazar, here”把这座宫殿，巴德尔·布杜尔和我带回我们在阿拉伯的城市。但是把那条狗留在这里，阿巴纳扎尔以及“When the Sultan looked out of his window and saw Aladdin’s palace again,”当苏丹向窗外望去，再次看到阿拉丁的宫殿，可知神灯的神灵有难以置信的魔力，可以把宫殿，公主和阿拉丁带回在阿拉伯的城市，故选B。
23．A    24．C    25．C    26．D

【导语】本文主要是按照时间顺序介绍一个人的虚拟现实生活。
23．词句猜测题。根据“The interesting game was still in my head, but there was something more urgent to be done.”以及“I had to attend a conference 10 minutes later!”可知，作者十分钟过后要参加会议，这是很紧急的。因此此处“urgent”意为“紧急的”。故选A。
24．推理判断题。根据“I was about to give her some help when he suddenly disappeared. Then suddenly, she reappeared in front of me. “Sorry, it was my network connection.”我正准备帮她，她突然消失了。突然，她又出现在我面前。“对不起，是我的网络连接。”所以这位新护士不是一个真实的人，而是一个虚拟的人。故选C。
25．推理判断题。根据“While I was searching my desk for something to eat, it came to my mind suddenly that I was here in the metaverse, where no real food could be served.”当我在桌子上找吃的东西时，我突然想到我在元世界，在这里没有真正的食物。可知A选项“可以靠虚拟食物和饮料生活”错误；根据“Thanks for your delivery, but how come you look so realistic ?” Curiosity drove me to ask, but it turned out that I was indeed dizzy . “Sorry, perhaps I mean you are real rather than realistic.”谢谢你的送货，但你怎么看起来这么逼真？可知B选项“必须从真人那里得到外卖食物”错误；根据“ I had to attend a conference 10 minutes later! Plenty of time. I got up slowly and spread out my arms and legs. I put on the VR glasses and sat myself down in a comfortable position”我10分钟后要去参加一个会议！足够的时间。我慢慢地站起来，伸开手脚。我戴上VR眼镜，坐到一个舒适的位置，可知D选项“必须在电脑前参加会议”错误；根据“as a new nurse came in to give me a summary report...Then suddenly, she reappeared in front of me. “Sorry, it was my network connection.”可推知是可以通过虚拟现实进行体检。故选C。
26．推理判断题。通读全文可知本文主要是按照时间顺序介绍一个人的虚拟现实生活，所以可以从科幻小说中看到，故选D。
27．A    28．D    29．C    30．D

【导语】本文讲述了狗儿子和狗妈妈分开前，妈妈教他一些人生的道理。
27．细节理解题。根据“But she comforted me as well as she could, saying that we were sent into this world for a wise and good purpose...She said humans who did like this would have a noble（光荣的） and beautiful reward in another world”可知狗妈妈在儿子离开前教他一些人生的道理。故选A。
28．推理判断题。根据“In memory for me, when there is a time of danger to others, do not think of yourself; think of your mother, and do as she would do”当别人遇到危险的时候，不要考虑自己，所以此处是指当别人遇到危险的时候，帮助他人脱离危险。故选D。
29．细节理解题。根据“She said we should treat our life as we might find it, live it for the good of others, and never mind about the results...to do well and right without rewards would give our short lives worth and dignity, which in itself would be a reward.”以及“In memory for me, when there is a time of danger to others, do not think of yourself”可推知在狗的眼睛里，他的妈妈是勤劳而伟大的，故选C。
30．推理判断题。根据“saying that we were sent into this world for a wise and good purpose, and that we must do our duties without complaining”以及“In memory for me, when there is a time of danger to others, do not think of yourself; think of your mother, and do as she would do.”结合选项可知在它们道别后，小狗儿子可能会他会毫无怨言地服从主人的命令，按照他母亲说的去做，故选D。
31．D    32．B    33．A

【导语】本文是一篇说明文，以图表的形式介绍了学习英语时有哪些预期困难。
31．细节理解题。根据图表可知，一共提到了8种英语学习预期会出现的困难。故选D。
32．细节理解题。根据图表可知，“Not enough time”占比为24%，是所有预期困难中占比最高的，由此可见，这可能是大多数人面临主要预期困难。故选B。
33．主旨大意题。根据“When learning English, you may meet a lot of problems. Now you find a pie chart about it.”可知，该图表意在向大家展示学习一门新语言会有哪些预期困难。故选A。
34．C    35．B    36．D

【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了作者学习英语的经历。
34．细节理解题。根据第四段“It was not easy for me to communicate with people because I wasn’t used to the accent（口音）in Canada …Also because my vocabulary wasn’t so rich, I had problems talking with people around me. Moreover, I was afraid of making mistakes.”可知，作者面临的语言学习困难有：不熟悉加拿大口音、词汇量缺乏、害怕犯错。故选C。
35．词句猜测题。根据第四段“As Canada’s first language is English, they have a natural way of accent which sounds like a bird singing a nice song.”可知，加拿大人说英语有一种自然的口音，听起来就像鸟儿在唱一首好听的歌；由此可知，作者用“sounds like a bird singing a nice song”这句话来表达加拿大人有自然的口音。故选B。
36．推理判断题。根据最后一段“I am learning a lot by making lots of mistakes. Now mistakes don’t trouble me anyway.”可知，通过作者的语言学习经历，我们明白在学习时不要害怕犯错。故选D。
37．A    38．B    39．B    40．D

【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了4种高效记单词的方法。
37．推理判断题。根据文章第一句“To remember vocabularies drives a lot of students mad.”可知记单词让许多学生要发疯了，这是学生们学习时的同感。故选A。
38．词句猜测题。根据第三段最后一句“Once you’re confident in your English listening skills, try watching movies without subtitles.”可知此处说的是看英语电影，如果你对英语的听力有自信的话，可以尝试看电影不看字幕。说明subtitles指的是电影字幕。选项B“展示在屏幕下方的外文电影的翻译”符合题意。故选B。
39．主旨大意题。此处要填入的是段落小标题。根据文章最后一句“ Creating lists of words related to common themes–such as friendship, family, wealth, careers, sciences–will be much easier to learn and remember than collecting words according to their first letters.”可知可以按共同主题列单词的清单，如友谊、家庭、财富、职业、等主题，这样积累单词要比按首字母排列的方法要容易得多，由此可知此段落的主题是“按主题或学科来积累单词”。故选B。
40．篇章结构题。文章第一段开门见山，由问题“Are there any useful methods to do it better?”引出话题，可知有一些记单词的更好的方法，再由4个小标题分别说明4种积累单词的方法，因此本文的写作顺序是先总后分，即先总说后具体。故选D。
41．C    42．A    43．A    44．D    45．C

【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了肢体语言对交流的影响。
41．推理判断题。根据上句“Body language, like facial expressions, is the mirror of a person’s feelings.”可知，身体语言，就像面部表情，是一个人的感情的镜子，可见此处的“It”指代的应是身体语言。故选C。
42．细节理解题。根据第三段“Sometimes we can share the common sense from culture to culture. Turning red-faced shows one’s anger, shock, or excitement.”可知，有时我们在文化与文化之间可以分享相同的感觉。脸红表示一个人的愤怒、震惊或兴奋。可见脸红在不同的文化中有着相同的含义。故选A。
43．篇章结构题。通读全文可知，第一段讲述了了解肢体语言的必要性；第二段讲述了肢体语言的功能；第三、四、五段讲述了不同肢体语言在各个国家的具体应用；最后一段教会我们出国旅游前多学习有关肢体语言方面的知识。故选A。
44．推理判断题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍的是肢体语言对交流的影响。它不是故事类的，不是新闻类的也不是日记类的，而是面向大众的科普类知识，应该存在于一本杂志中。故选D。
45．最佳标题题。通读全文可知，文章主要介绍了肢体语言对交流的影响。故选C。
46．D    47．D    48．C

【导语】本文介绍了三个人和自然和谐共处的甜蜜家园。
46．细节理解题。根据“By the end of last year, 20 percent of the city’s area reached the standard of a “sponge city”. In 2030, the area will reach 80 percent.”可知截至去年底，全市20%的面积达到“海绵城市”标准，到2030年，面积将达到80%，即到2030年，“海绵城市”的面积会变得大得多。故选D。
47．细节理解题。根据“give the cats radio collars to tell where they go”以及“people invite an artist to make artworks and put them nearby...There are also caracal road signs”可知人们给猫无线电项圈告诉它们去哪里，而且还有狞猫的路标。故选D。
48．主旨大意题。本文介绍了三个人和自然和谐共处的甜蜜家园，告诉我们是有一些方法让城市变得对自然友好。故选C。
49．A    50．C    51．C    52．D

【导语】本文主要介绍了在北京冬奥会期间涌现出了一批优秀的Z时代志愿者，他们给运动员带来了温暖和感动。
49．细节理解题。根据“US snowboarder Tessa Maud”以及“Jenise Spiteri is a snowboarder from Malta”可知文中一共提到了Tessa Maud和Jenise Spiteri两位外国运动员。故选A。
50．细节理解题。根据““Welcome to China!””以及“This simple greeting from volunteer Sun Zeyu”可知志愿者孙泽宇在奥运会开幕式上向参加比赛的人们问好。故选C。
51．推理判断题。“Gen Z volunteers served the event with heart and soul”意为“Z世代志愿者全心全意为活动服务”，分析每段内容可知，只有倒数第三段的内容在讲述志愿者为冬奥会的活动做出的感人的事迹，故本句话应位于③处。故选C。
52．最佳标题题。本文主要介绍了在北京冬奥会期间涌现出了一批优秀的Z时代志愿者，他们给运动员带来了温暖和感动，点亮了冬奥运的赛场，故以选项D“Z时代点亮奥运会”为标题更合适。故选D。
53．C    54．B    55．A    56．C

【导语】本文主要介绍了FOMO是一种害怕错过的感觉，介绍了它产生的消极后果以及我们应该如何做才能避免FOMO。
53．推理判断题。根据“Have you ever had that feeling that others were experiencing things and enjoying life more than you were”以及“At least that’s what you might think. Researchers call that feeling FOMO—the fear of missing out”可知这两个问题反映出人们看到其他人分享自己快乐的时刻时会觉得自己过得不如别人好，会产生害怕错过的感觉，会让人不开心。故选C。
54．推理判断题。根据“It’s so easy today to see what your friends are doing, eating, buying or talking about from the social media”以及“FOMO makes us check social media more often”可知FOMO会让人们频繁地查看社交媒体上别人分享的信息，从而导致沉迷于关注你的朋友在做什么，吃什么等。故选B。
55．推理判断题。根据“we usually let FOMO lead us to compare our lives with those of others on social media. This certainly leaves us feeling dissatisfied”可知FOMO会让我们把自己的生活和社交媒体上的其他人比较，这种比较会导致我们不满足，故此处“this”代指“把我们的生活和其他人比较”。故选A。
56．细节理解题。根据“we should focus our attention on our real lives, including the people around us and all the things we’re grateful for.”可知研究人员建议要关注自己的真实生活，珍惜我们身边的人和物，即珍惜我们所拥有的。故选C。
57．D    58．A    59．A    60．B

【导语】本文主要讲述了“我的”爸爸勇敢地救出小飞龙的故事。
57．细节理解题。根据“As soon as they had recovered, my father finished cutting the rope and the dragon raced around in circles”可知，爸爸割断了帮助小飞龙的绳子，故选D。
58．词义猜测题。根据“surprised”以及之后的描述可推断出，看见鳄鱼吃完棒棒糖以后离开，其他动物没办法把鳄鱼当作桥梁，这让爸爸又惊又喜，所以delighted与pleased同义，故选A。
59．细节理解题。根据“My father was in a hurry to fly away, and when the dragon finally calmed down a bit my father climbed up onto his back.”可知，爸爸将会骑在小飞龙的背上回家，故选A。
60．推理判断题。根据文章的描述可知，爸爸面对很多凶险的动物还能成功救出小飞龙，可见爸爸是勇敢和聪明的，故选B。
61．C    62．B    63．C    64．A    65．D

【导语】本文介绍了一所国际学校提供的四个沉浸式汉语夏令营活动。这些夏令营活动丰富多彩，有助于提高孩子们的语言能力和自信。
61．细节理解题。根据Camp Highlights中的“Excellent Chinese-speaking teachers”可知，夏令营配备了精通汉语的老师。故选C。
62．细节理解题。根据Discovery of Habitats中“At the end of the camp, we will show our findings and the models we create.”可知，夏令营营员们在Discovery of Habitats这个活动中可以制作模型。故选B。
63．细节理解题。根据Passports to Fun中的“On our trip around the earth, we will create travel brochures about the countries we visit, exploring customs, food, fashion, history, music and holidays.”可知，夏令营营员们在Passports to Fun中可以探索不同国家的风俗、美食、时尚、历史、音乐和节日；再根据Festival of Games中的“We will enjoy games and sports around the world. We will also create our own games and competitions with different culture features.”可知，夏令营营员们在Festival of Games中可以体验世界各地的游戏和运动，并且还可以创作有不同文化特色的游戏和竞赛，所以这两个夏令营活动的共同点是都能让夏令营营员们更多地了解不同的文化。故选C。
64．细节理解题。根据Festival of Games中的“We will enjoy games and sports around the world.”和“We will also create our own games”可知，在这个夏令营活动中，夏令营营员们可以玩世界各地的游戏，并自己创造游戏，享受游戏的乐趣。该夏令营活动的时间是“July 8 to July 17, 2022”。故选A。
65．细节理解题。根据Fun of Arts中的“our art teachers will guide them in drawing, film-making”可知，在Fun of Arts中，美术老师将指导夏令营营员们学习电影制作。结合“Telephone: 8988-5599”可知如果对电影制作感兴趣，可以拨打Fun of Arts的联系电话8988-5599。故选D。
66．C    67．C    68．B    69．A

【导语】本文主要介绍了中国近年来出现的新型职业，比如云朵制作师卢沧龙、铸甲师温陈华等人不但将自己的兴趣变成了事业，也创造了一些新的职业。
66．细节理解题。根据“In 2019, Lu decided to give up his work because his spare time wasn’t enough to make enough clouds to meet the increasing need”可知他决定放弃工作，因为他的业余时间不足以制造足够的云来满足日益增长的需求，由此可知他需要更多的时间来做自己的兼职工作。故选C。
67．细节理解题。根据“He hoped to sell for 50, 000 yuan. But the customer offered 1.5 times price”可知他希望能卖到 50,000 元，但是客户提供了1.5倍的价格，即75000元。故选C。
68．词义猜测题。根据“Thanks to the huge population of Chinese customers as well as the massive (巨大的) sales on online shopping platforms, many new businesses and services are now able to thrive”可知中国客户群庞大，而且在线购物平台的大量销售，许多新业务和服务现在能够蓬勃发展，故此处划线部分意为“蓬勃发展”，与选项B意义相近。故选B。
69．推理判断题。本文介绍了近年来中国出现的新型职业，由此可知本文有可能出现在商业版面上。故选A。
70．B    71．A    72．C    73．D    74．C

【导语】本文介绍了位于迪拜的世界上最深的潜水池的一些情况。
70．细节理解题。根据“The pool is now open only to invited guests, but will open to the public later this year.”可知，潜水池现在还没有对公众开放，故选B。
71．细节理解题。根据“But the biggest star of Deep Dive Dubai is actually the pool’s underwater city.”可知，潜水池最吸引人的是水下城市，故选A。
72．细节理解题。根据“Some cameras have been fixed around the pool to ensure (确保) the safety of divers at every corner.”可知，周围安装了一些摄像头，以确保每个角落潜水员的安全，故选C。
73．细节理解题。根据“ There are quite a few diving pools in the world that are deep, but this one is so much more interesting...There are so many things so it’s really not fair to call it a pool.”可知，Jarrod Jablonski认为迪拜潜水池不仅仅是一个简单的潜水池，故选D。
74．主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文介绍了位于迪拜的世界上最深的潜水池的一些情况，故选C。
75．C    76．A    77．B    78．A

【导语】本文主要介绍了垃圾食品对青少年的不良影响，以及对垃圾食品说“不”的最好方法。
75．段落大意题。根据“Junk food shapes adolescent brains in ways that impair their ability to think, learn and remember.”和第二段的内容可推断，本段主要介绍了垃圾食品如何伤害青少年的大脑。故选C。
76．细节理解题。根据“Reichelt and two other researchers reviewed more than 100 studies about how poor food choices can affect adolescent brains. They found adolescents are more sensitive than any other age group to foods with a lot of fat and sugar, as their brains are not yet fully formed.”可知，青少年很难拒绝垃圾食品是因为他们对垃圾食品带来的快乐更敏感。故选A。
77．细节理解题。根据“When we exercise, the brain’s reward system becomes less sensitive to food cues.”可知，锻炼会使大脑对垃圾食品的欲望减弱。故选B。
78．标题归纳题。本文主要介绍了垃圾食品对青少年的不良影响，以及对垃圾食品说“不”的最好方法。由此可知用“Say no to junk food”做标题最合适。故选A。
79．B    80．C    81．D    82．B

【导语】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了在2022年北京冬奥会上大放异彩的四个天才运动员。
79．细节理解题。根据“Two medals: a gold in slopestyle and a silver in big air.”“One gold medal in men’s figure skating.”可知，A、C、D均有人参加，四个运动员中没有人参加冰壶这个项目，故选B。
80．细节理解题。根据“Three medals in freestyle skiing—two golds in both big air and halfpipe, and a silver in slopestyle.”“One bronze medal in Olympic hockey.”“Two medals: a gold in slopestyle and a silver in big air.”和“One gold medal in men’s figure skating.”可知，奖牌数为3+1+2+1=7，故选C。
81．细节理解题。根据“Zoi Sadowski Synnott, a snowboarder made history for her country, winning the country’s first ever gold medal in the Winter Olympics.”可知，Zoi Sadowski Synnott是她的国家第一个赢得坡面障碍技巧金牌的人，故选D。
82．推理判断题。通读全文，本文主要介绍了在2022年冬奥会上表现出色的四名天才运动员，介绍了他们具体获奖的情况，因此是在与运动相关的网站上可以看到这则文章，故选B。
83．D    84．C    85．C    86．B

【导语】本文主要讲作者从自己做善事中想起自己的童年生活。
83．细节理解题。根据“I was at the local charity food pantry on a cold morning. ... Now, I like to give back.”可知在一个寒冷的早晨，作者去了食品分发处，提出要为慈善机构提供帮助。故选D。
84．细节理解题。根据“One thing they said they needed was meat, however, hot dogs were cheap and I didn’t mind getting some. I soon went to the local grocery store and filled my car with all the hot dogs I could afford.”可知作者决定买热狗是因为热狗很便宜，所以他可以买很多。故选C。
85．推理判断题。根据“That memory warmed my heart as I dropped off the hot dogs at the food pantry. It felt good knowing that some other little boy or girl out there would soon be having a happy lunch.”可知当作者把热狗送到食品分发处的时候，他感觉很好，再由“Now, I like to give back.”可知他是在回馈社会，由此推出是对回报感到很高兴。故选C。
86．推理判断题。根据“The truth is that, when done with love, giving and receiving are the same thing. It all comes back around again.”可知事实是，当爱完成时，给予和接受是同一件事。一切又回来了。由此推出爱能治愈人——无论是给予爱的人还是接受爱的人。B项正确。故选B。
87．D    88．B    89．C    90．A    91．C

【导语】本文讲述了作者教自己的女儿学开车时的经历以及感受，女儿出其不意的操作让作者觉得很可怕，她意识到也许有些人就是不应该开车。
87．推理判断题。根据第二段中“I even failed to get a license at the first time. I can get from A to B without too much trouble, but once I get there, I’m likely to drive into a wall while parking.”可知，作者自身的驾驶经历就很糟糕，因此可推知，作者提到自己的驾驶经历是为了解释为什么他对于教驾驶感到焦虑。故选D。
88．词句猜测题。根据第三段中划线句子后“My daughter was bright and talented, but on the roads, it seemed that she was just out of control.”可知，作者的女儿开车时就像是失去控制一样，所以作者是很紧张的。因此划线句子意思是“the author was nervous”。故选B。
89．推理判断题。根据文章第四段“Even if she passes her test, who can be sure that she won’t forget the next red light as soon as she’s out there on her own? ”以及题目中“As much as I expect her to have a license, I find myself wondering if it’s a good idea.”可知，作者虽然希望她的女儿拿到驾照，但是她认为即使女儿拿到了驾照也没人保证她开车的时候不闯红灯，所以“As much as I expect her to have a license, I find myself wondering if it’s a good idea.”应该被放在第四段开头。故选C。
90．推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“Well, I don’t know. At least not yet. If it’s the end of the world, maybe we can stop driving lessons for a while?”可推知，之后作者会继续教他女儿学开车的。故选A。
91．最佳标题题。根据文章最后一段“We often think that everyone should drive, but perhaps there are some people who just shouldn’t be behind a wheel.”以及结合全文可知，作者主要是想表达她很担心不应该开车的人还选择开车。故选C。
92．B    93．C    94．A    95．C    96．D

【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要讲述了核聚变实验的新突破。
92．词句猜测题。根据第一段“When you look at the night sky, what you see are actually lots of ‘power plants’. Every star can make a huge amount of energy through nuclear fusion （核聚变）”可知，当你仰望夜空时，你看到的其实是许多“发电厂”。每颗恒星都可以通过核聚变产生巨大的能量，所以“power plants”指代的是天上的星星。故选B。
93．细节理解题。根据第二段“The machine there, named Jet, used fusion engines（发动机）to make the same amount of energy as four wind turbines（涡轮机）make”可知，这台名为“喷气机”的机器使用聚变发动机产生的能量相当于四台风力涡轮机产生的能量。故选C。
94．细节理解题。根据第四段“The reaction stopped when the equipment got too hot. This problem can be solved with cooling systems.”可知，使用冷却系统可以使反应持续更长时间。故选A。
95．段落大意题。根据“Fusion reactions would provide power for everyone on Earth—enough for everyone to use for thousands or millions of years. They’re also clean—they don’t produce pollutions. ”可知，本段主要是介绍聚变反应的的优势。故选C。
96．推理判断题。根据“Fusion reactions would provide power for everyone on Earth—enough for everyone to use for thousands or millions of years. They’re also clean—they don’t produce pollutions.”可知，聚变反应将为地球上的每个人提供能量——足够每个人使用数千年或数百万年。它们也很干净，不会产生污染，所以这种技术一旦成功，将会具有开创性的历史意义，D项“如果能成功实现聚变能，将成为历史上的里程碑。”符合文意。故选D。
97．C    98．B    99．D

【分析】文章大意：本文介绍了一张往返车票的信息、一场婚礼的信息、Lacey Street Theater上演的《冰川时代4》的相关信息等。
97．细节理解题。根据文中信息PRICE ￡134.50，可知，从利物浦到伦敦的回程机票是￡134.50，故答案选 C。
98．细节理解题。根据文中THE WEDDING OF  CHRISTING RYAN & BRIAN MOORE中的日期描述SATURDAY 10th SEPT 2016可知，婚礼的举行在2016年9月10日星期六，故答案选B。
99．细节理解题。根据文中THE WEDDING OF  CHRISTING RYAN & BRIAN MOORE中的信息描述ST. JAMES CHURCH（圣詹姆斯教堂），可知婚礼的举行是在ST. JAMES CHURCH.故答案选D。
100．B    101．C    102．A

【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了一个老人失去了日夜陪伴自己的女儿，在两年后的八十岁生日那天充满期待的等待另一个女儿给她寄来一份礼物，结果收到了女儿的一张支票，使她很失望的故事。
100．细节理解题。根据“Two years ago that was, and since then Myra had been to see her mother three times, but her husband never. The old lady was eighty today.”可知今天是老夫人的80岁生日，那已经是发生在两年前的事，即“she died on the operating table.”发生在两年前。故选B。
101．推理判断题。根据“With trembling fingers, she tore it into little bits.”可知老夫人用颤抖的手指将支票撕成碎片，由此推测老人想要的不是钱，而是女儿的心意，所以她是失望的。故选C。
102．标题归纳题。文章讲述的是邮寄礼物——等待礼物——收到礼物——撕掉礼物，所以本文的线索是围绕“礼物”展开，故选A。
103．B    104．D    105．A

【导语】本文主要介绍了国际象棋拳击赛的比赛规则。
103．细节理解题。根据“The matches start out with a round of chess, which lasts a total of four minutes.”可知每轮国际象棋持续4分钟。故选B。
104．细节理解题。根据“There are a total of six rounds of chess and five rounds of boxing”可知在国际象棋拳击赛中有六轮国际象棋比赛，而不是五轮。故选D。
105．推理判断题。根据“Players have to overcome at least one of two obstacles: they must win at a game of chess or win the boxing match.”可知玩家必须克服两个障碍中的至少一个：他们必须在一场国际象棋比赛中获胜或赢得拳击比赛。由此推出没有拳击比赛也能赢得比赛。故选A。
106．B    107．C    108．A    109．D

【导语】本文是一篇说明文。短文从一个从小做家务的小男孩得出结论，孩童时期的工作可以帮助孩子培养责任心、独立精神、自信和能力，使他们成年后对工作更满意，婚姻更美满，身体更健康。
106．细节理解题。根据文中“But when John reached adulthood, he was better off than his childhood friends. He had a better career, a better marriage and was healthier. Most of all, he was happier.”可知，John很喜欢自己的事业和婚姻。故选B。
107．推理判断题。根据文中“Childhood activities help a child develop responsibility, independence, confidence and competence-the basis (基础) of emotional health.”可推理出，根据Vaillant的说法，John会比童年的朋友过得更好是因为他童年的工作经历对他很有帮助。故选C。
108．细节理解题。根据文中“Under Vaillant, the researchers compared the men’s mental-health scores with their boyhood-activity scores. Points were awarded for part-time jobs, housework, effort in school, and ability to deal with problems.”可知，Vaillant和他的团队通过比较不同的分数组合获得研究结果。故选A。
109．推理判断题。根据文中“Working-at any age-is important. Childhood activities help a child develop responsibility, independence, confidence and competence-the basis (基础) of emotional health. They also help him understand that people must work with others towards common goals. The most competent adults are those who know how to do this.”可推理出，这篇文章的目的是告诉我们，与他人合作实现目标的能力非常重要。故选D。
110．provided     111．made     112．none     113．succeeded     114．turned##changed

【导语】本文介绍了斯诺霍米什人和麋鹿的关系，以及讲述了麋鹿和追赶它们的猎人成为北斗七星的故事。
110．根据“They were known for hunting elks. The elsk gave them meat for food. They made clothing from elk skin. They made tools, weapons, and art from elk antlers. The elks were very important to the Snohomish.”他们以猎杀麋鹿而闻名。麋鹿给他们肉当食物。他们用麋鹿皮做衣服。他们用麋鹿的鹿角制作工具、武器和艺术品，可知麋鹿为斯诺霍米什人提供了他们需要的东西。provide“提供”，是动词，本文时态是一般过去时，故填provided。
111．根据“People used tall trees to make poles. They pushed and poked(捅) at the sky with their poles when hearing ya-hoh”可知人们用大树做杆子，make“制造”，是动词，此处用过去式形式，故填made。
112．根据“The elks raced into the sky. The hunters followed! The elks and the hunters wanted to return from the sky. It was too late! They were trapped in the sky.”可知三个猎人跟着四只麋鹿飞上了天，没有一个能回到地面。此处用none表示三者及以上的都不，是不定代词，故填none。
113．根据“They pushed and poked(捅) at the sky with their poles when hearing ya-hoh. They pushed so hard that they lifted the sky!”可知他们使劲推，把天空掀了起来，即斯诺霍米什人成功地升起了天空。succeed in doing sth“成功做某事”，此处动词应用过去式形式，故填succeed。
114．根据“They were trapped in the sky. After a while they became stars.”可知三个猎人和四个麋鹿变成星星。turn/change into“变成”，动词应该用过去式形式，故填turned/changed。
115．In winter.    116．Because they wanted to know whether the birds on the ice were ducks or geese.    117．本题属于开放性试题，言之有理即可。参考答案：No, I wouldn’t. Because life and safety are the most important things.

【导语】本文讲述Cruz和Anthony想知道冰上的鸟是鸭子还是鹅，所以他们铤而走险，到冰上去一探究竟。但是，不幸的事发生了，他们掉到了冰里面。还好他们勇敢的邻居Lavin救了他们。
115．根据“So on a cold January evening”可知，故事发生在寒冷的一月，是冬季，故填In winter.
116．根据“Were the birds on the ice ducks or geese(鹅)?”可知，Cruz和Anthony想知道冰上的鸟是鸭子还是鹅，故填Because they wanted to know whether the birds on the ice were ducks or geese.
117．本题属于开放性试题，言之有理即可。参考答案：No, I wouldn’t. Because life and safety are the most important things.
118．Five./5.    119．As early as the Shang Dynasty.    120．To welcome winter.    121．A poet and foodie in the Qing Dynasty.    122．He had it for almost every meal.

【导语】本文主要介绍了火锅的发展历史。
118．文中提到了“the Shang Dynasty”、“the Han Dynasty”、“the Tang Dynasty”、“the Song Dynasty”和“the Qing Dynasty”，一共五个朝代。故填Five./5.
119．根据“Ancient Chinese people had hotpot as early as the Shang Dynasty.”可知中国人早在商朝的时候就开始吃火锅了。故填As early as the Shang Dynasty.
120．根据“People of the Song Dynasty had hotpot to welcome winter.”可知宋朝人吃火锅是为了迎接冬天。故填To welcome winter.
121．根据“Yuan Mei, a poet and foodie in the Qing Dynasty”可知袁枚是清朝的一个诗人和吃货。故填A poet and foodie in the Qing Dynasty.
122．根据“It’s said that Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty loved hotpot so much that he had it for almost every meal.”可知乾隆皇帝几乎每顿饭都吃火锅。故填He had it for almost every meal.
123．Because he has no formal education.    124．After he repaired the/neighbor’s motorcycle./After neighbor’s motorcycle was repaired.    125．Fifty-one dollars.    126．Because of the instability of the work.    127．Learning and hard work bring success.

【导语】本文讲述了作者自己通过自己的不懈努力赚到更多钱的故事，从而悟出：只要功夫下的深，铁杵磨成针。
123．根据“I’m a rather smart person who has spent nearly 10 years learning mechanics（机械学）, but I have no formal education. I have always struggled to make people trust me.”可知，作者没有受过正规教育，所以一直在努力让人们相信他，故填Because he has no formal education.
124．根据“As a result, I saved them $2, 000 that they expected to pay to rebuild it. They were impressed with my work and told many of their friends about me. I got a lot of new business just through word of mouth.”可知，在他修好了邻居的摩托车之后，通过口口相传作者获得了很多新业务，故填After he repaired the/neighbor’s motorcycle./After neighbor’s motorcycle was repaired.
125．根据“They offered me another job that started even higher - $17 an hour.”可知，兼职一个小时赚17美元，所以三个小时应该是赚51美元，故填Fifty-one dollars.
126．根据“But because of the instability of the work, it was not certain for me to get enough money every month, I still couldn’t leave my day job at that point.”可知，由于工作的不稳定性，作者无法确定每个月是否能挣到足够的钱，所以那时仍然无法离开他的日常工作。故填Because of the instability of the work.
127．根据“In one year’s time I went from being the lowest level worker to having bosses ask me to work for them. Now I can honestly say I feel truly proud of myself and my skills.”以及整个文章的理解可知，只要功夫下的深，铁杵磨成针，勤奋努力地学习总会成功的，故填Learning and hard work bring success.
128．B    129．E    130．A    131．D    132．G

【导语】本文是一篇说明文，向我们介绍自助餐的相关信息。
128．根据“many of these restaurants have closed in the USA because of the COVID-19 pandemic(新冠疫情). At buffet restaurants, people have to share one serving area when they get their food.”可知，在自助餐厅，人们拿到食物时必须共用一个服务区域，所以因为疫情原因，许多自助餐馆已经关闭。选项B“它使疾病更容易传播。”符合语境，故选B。
129．根据“serving yourself from a wide selection of dishes, including soups, salads, and other dishes that are easy to share”可知，此处在解释什么是自助，选项E“这个词后来被用来描述一种新的餐饮理念：”符合语境，故选E。
130．根据“That is to way, you pay one price and can go back to the buffet table for seconds, thirds, or even fourths!”可知，你付了一笔钱，就可以回到自助餐桌上享用第二、三、甚至四次，选项A“美国的大多数自助餐厅都是‘吃到饱’。”符合语境，故选A。
131．根据“Even in the small town where I went to college, there were three different Chinese buffet restaurants.”可知，即使在我上大学的那个小镇上，也有三家不同的中国自助餐厅。选项D“我经常和我的朋友在周末去那里。”符合语境，故选D。
132．根据“We would pay just eight dollars to eat plate after plate of kung pao chicken, ginger beef, and egg rolls.”可知，我们会花8美元吃一盘又一盘的宫保鸡丁、姜牛肉和蛋卷。选项G“对于像我们这样没有多少钱的孩子来说，中式自助餐是他们的救星。”符合语境，故选G。
133．D    134．C    135．F    136．A

【导语】本文主要讲述批评在生活中无处不在，所以人们需要学会如何处理它。
133．根据下文“At the criticism, to accept or to refuse? To be happy or to be sad? It all depends on you.”可知，对批评，我们可以选择接受或拒绝，开心或伤心。，因此我们改变不了别人，但可以自己做出改变。选项D“然而，你所做的事情会有影响”符合情景。故选D。
134．根据下文“Will you lose something important because you are criticized? Surely not!”可知，我们不会因为被批评而失去重要的东西，因此需要问问自己批评会怎么影响我们。选项C“问问自己评价是如何影响你的”符合情景。故选C。
135．根据上下文“ No one likes to be told that he is wrong...Realize that it’s normal (正常的).”可知，没有人喜欢被告知做错了事情，我们需要认识到批评是正常的，因为每个人都会被批评。选项F“但是每个人都曾被某些事而被批评”符合情景。故选F。
136．根据“On the other hand, there are persons who offer their advice just to be useless...You needn’t be angry about that.”可知，有的人的建议是没有用的，因此这些建议不值得我们去关注也不必为此生气。选项A“它根本不值得你的注意”。故选